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ICD-10 diagnosis code

R52.1 Chronic intractable pain

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R52.1 is the ICD-10 code for Chronic intractable 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

R52.1 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

R52.1Kronisk behandlingsresistent smärta

NorwayICD-10-NO

R52.1Kronisk intraktabel smerte

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR521Maligne smerter

  • DR521ASimple maligne smerter
  • DR521BKomplekse maligne smerter
FinlandICD-10-FI

R52.1Pitkäaikainen sietämätön kipu

GermanyICD-10-GM

R52.1Chronischer unbeeinflussbarer Schmerz

FranceICD-10-FR

R52.1Douleur chronique irréductible

  • R52.10Douleur neuropathique
  • R52.18Douleurs chroniques irréductibles, autres et non précisées
NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R52.1chronische onbehandelbare-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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