ICD-10 diagnosis code

R52 Pain, not elsewhere classified

R52 is the ICD-10 code for Pain, not elsewhere classified. It is a three-character category divided into 4 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block R50–R69 (General symptoms and signs) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: XVIII · R00–R99
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What R52 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

pain not referable to any one organ or body region

What R52 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

chronic pain personality syndrome F62.8
headache R51
pain (in):
- abdomen R10.-
- back M54.9
- breast N64.4
- chest R07.1-R07.4
- ear H92.0
- eye H57.1
- joint M25.5
- limb M79.6
- lumbar region M54.5
- pelvic and perineal R10.2
- psychogenic F45.4
- shoulder M25.5
- spine M54.-
- throat R07.0
- tongue K14.6
- tooth K08.8
renal colic N23

Subcodes of R52

R52 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

R52Smärta och värk som ej klassificeras på annan plats

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR52Smerter IKA

FinlandICD-10-FI

R52Muualla luokittamaton kipu

GermanyICD-10-GM

R52Schmerz, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

R52Douleur, non classée ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R52pijn, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

R52Pain, unspecified

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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