R52.9 is the ICD-10 code for Pain, unspecified. 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
What R52.9 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Generalized pain NOS
R52.9 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R52.9Uspesifisert smerte
DR529Smerter UNS
R52.9Määrittämätön kipu
R52.9Schmerz, nicht näher bezeichnet
R52.9Douleur, sans précision
R52.9pijn, niet-gespecificeerd
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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