ICD-10 diagnosis code

R52.0 Acute pain

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R52.0 is the ICD-10 code for Acute pain. It is a four-character subcategory of R52 (Pain, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVIII · R00–R99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

R52.0 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

R52.0Akut smärta

NorwayICD-10-NO

R52.0Akutt smerte

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR520Akutte smerter

FinlandICD-10-FI

R52.0Akuutti kipu

GermanyICD-10-GM

R52.0Akuter Schmerz

FranceICD-10-FR

R52.0Douleur aigüe

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R52.0acute pijn

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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