tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2007 Issue 4

Watch Out: Pain Codes Likely Aren't What You Think

Call on a definitive dx if available You may be tempted to report several new pain codes introduced in ICD-9 2007, but in most general surgery-related circumstances, you probably shouldn-t. Why? Because in most cases, the pain codes aren't the most specific diagnoses available.The new-for-2007 pain codes include:- 338.0 -- Central pain syndrome - 338.18 -- Other acute postoperative pain - 338.19 -- Other acute pain- 338.21 -- Chronic pain due to trauma - 338.28 -- Other chronic postoperative pain - 338.29 -- Other chronic pain- 338.3 -- Neoplasm-related pain (acute)...

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