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R52

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Pain, unspecified

Pain, unspecified

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R50-R69

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Acute pain NOS
  • Generalized pain NOS
  • Pain NOS

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

MG3ZPain, unspecifiedequivalentPrimary
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(564)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Very mild pain
  • aches generalized
  • Night pain
  • Pain in area of anesthesia
  • Superficial pain
  • Uncontrolled pain
  • Heavy pain
  • Pain of amputation stump of both upper limbs
  • Cruel with pain
  • Drilling pain
  • Pain observations
  • Pain in lymph nodes after alcohol consumption
  • Punishing with pain
  • Drilling quality pain
  • Generalised chronic body aches
  • Generalized body aches
  • Generalised acute body pains
  • Pain onset during moderate exercise
  • Smarting pain
  • Pain provoked by lifting
  • Vasoocclusive pain episode in sickle cell disease
  • Finding of pain threshold
  • Finding of sensation of testes
  • Pain on movement of skin
  • Tenderness of wound
  • Inadequate pain control
  • Pain aggravated by walking
  • Pain radiating to right flank
  • Fearful with pain
  • Vaso-occlusive pain episode in sickle cell disease
  • Referred pain
  • Pain not aggravated by walking
  • Pain provoked by allergen
  • Pain in testis
  • Pain at rest
  • Observation of sensation of wound
  • Visceral pain
  • Tenderness of endocrine structure
  • Tingling pain
  • Pain of amputation stump of left lower limb
  • Pulsatile pain
  • Generalized aches and pains (finding)
  • Difficulty coping
  • Pain of amputation stump of right upper extremity
  • Sore to touch
  • Rest pain
  • Pain of amputation stump of both lower limbs
  • Localized pain
  • Pain provoked by light
  • Shooting pain
  • Pain of amputation stump of bilateral lower extremities
  • Pain, Acute
  • Pain provoked by eating
  • Scoline pains
  • Pain behaviour present
  • Acute Pain
  • Observation of sensory dimension of pain
  • Orchialgia
  • Pain due to application of cold
  • Soreness
  • Dull pain
  • generalized ache
  • Pain following administration of agent
  • Injection site pain
  • Deep pain
  • Impaired adjustment
  • Pain relief by lowering leg
  • Pain of amputation stump of right upper limb
  • Pain behavior present
  • Constant pain
  • Pain characterised by relieving factor
  • Generalised acute body aches
  • Sequelae of reproductive disorders
  • Aching pain
  • Tenderness
  • Difficulty coping with pain
  • Chronic intractable pain
  • Behavioral indications of pain present
  • Bilateral amputation stump pain of lower limbs
  • Late effect of injury of testicle
  • Crymodynia
  • Gnawing pain
  • Generalized acute body aches
  • Anaesthesia dolorosa
  • Localized chest pain
  • Total body pain syndrome
  • Pain relieved by analgesic
  • Severe pain
  • Spontaneous pain
  • Able to cope
  • body generalized pain
  • Generalised pain
  • Intermittent pain
  • Cryalgesia
  • Cramping pain
  • Finding related to pain control behavior
  • Generalised body aches
  • Acute pain NOS
  • Throbbing pain
  • Pain character - finding
  • general aches pains
  • Gradual onset of pain
  • Tenderness of lymphoreticular structure
  • Pain of amputation stump of bilateral lower limbs
  • Somatic pain
  • pain acute
  • Pain in area of anaesthesia
  • Electric shock type pain
  • Pain aggravated by position
  • Excruciating pain
  • Pain provoked by temperature
  • General body pain
  • Pricking pain
  • Stated pain intensity within acceptable range
  • Pain of truncal structure
  • Sickening with pain
  • Exhausting with pain
  • Moderate pain
  • Application site pain
  • Cutting pain
  • Fracture pain
  • Finding of pain sense
  • Generalised aches and pains
  • Pain provoked by sleeping
  • Localised chest pain
  • Health management deficit
  • Whole body pain
  • Dolor
  • Pain during labour and delivery
  • Pain threshold - finding
  • Compensated movement at site of pain
  • Generalized pain
  • Peripheral vascular disease with rest pain
  • Suxamethonium pains
  • Alteration in comfort: chronic pain
  • Freezing pain
  • Finding of sensation of wound
  • Generalized chronic body pains
  • Catch
  • Pain of lymphoreticular structure
  • Autonomic pain
  • Pain onset at rest
  • Pain of amputation stump of right lower limb
  • Pain radiating to thoracic region right side
  • Sclerotomal pain
  • Smarting
  • Pain at anatomical site
  • Pain at rest due to peripheral vascular disease
  • Tiring with pain
  • Acute Pains
  • generalised aching
  • Squeezing pain
  • Nagging pain
  • Pain during regional anaesthesia for caesarean section
  • Bilateral amputation stump pain of upper limbs
  • Pain crisis
  • Finding of affective dimension of pain
  • Pain during labor and delivery
  • Pain of skin
  • Painful cough
  • Pain provoked by trauma
  • Jones point
  • Pain finding at anatomical site
  • Pain of amputation stump of left lower extremity
  • Pain provoked by exertion
  • Griping pain
  • Pain of amputation stump of bilateral upper limbs
  • Behavioral indication of pain
  • Pain behavior
  • Pain onset during sleep
  • Burning pain
  • Pain provoked by rest
  • Crushing pain
  • Hot pain
  • Acute pain (finding)
  • Generalized aching
  • Sharp pain
  • Behavioural indication of pain
  • Alteration in comfort: pain
  • Pain due to fracture
  • Chronic back pain
  • Exquisite pain
  • Observation of sensation of testes
  • Generalized aches and pains
  • Able to cope with pain
  • Dolour
  • Mild pain
  • Pain characterized by relieving factor
  • Pain due to dental trauma
  • Pain of amputation stump of bilateral upper extremities
  • Pain during regional anesthesia for cesarean section
  • Observation of affective dimension of pain
  • Pain self-management deficit, acute
  • Pain characterised by provoking factor
  • Stated pain within acceptable range
  • Talking painful
  • Pain behaviour
  • Rheumatic pain in cold weather
  • Painful lymph node
  • Pain aggravation related to position
  • Pain of amputation stump of right lower extremity
  • Pain provoked by walking
  • Vaso-occlusive pain co-occurrent and due to sickle cell disease
  • Pains, Acute
  • Pain of testes
  • painful
  • Diffuse pain
  • Persistent wound pain
  • Chronic pain
  • Finding related to pain control behaviour
  • Generalized chronic body aches
  • Pain aggravation by walking
  • Pain relief by medication
  • Pain NOS
  • Sore pain
  • Post CVA (cerebrovascular accident) pain
  • Tenderness of body region
  • Part hurts
  • Wound pain
  • Psychroalgia
  • Obstetric pain
  • Finding of response to pain
  • Pain provoked by movement
  • Pain radiating to left flank
  • Finding of sensory dimension of pain
  • Finding related to ability to cope with pain
  • Breakthrough pain
  • Pain of amputation stump of left upper extremity
  • Pain (finding)
  • body general pain
  • Anesthesia dolorosa
  • pains
  • Finding of pain character
  • Pain provoked by running
  • Painful feeling of cold
  • Pain characterized by provoking factor
  • Stabbing pain
  • Pain provoking factor
  • Nyctalgia
  • Behavioural indications of pain present
  • Pain following cerebrovascular accident
  • Splitting pain
  • Tender point
  • Pain by sensation quality
  • Alimentary tract pain due to vascular insufficiency
  • Post stroke pain
  • Tenderness of body structure
  • Pain of endocrine structure
  • Pain of lymph node
  • Increased pain
  • Inflammatory pain
  • Pain of body region
  • Orchidodynia
  • Tightening pain
  • Localised pain
  • Variation of pain
  • Orchidalgia
  • Generalized pain NOS
  • Generalized acute body pains
  • Pain provoked by altercation
  • Mechanical pain
  • Pain relief related to position
  • Pain in testicle as late effect of injury to testicle
  • Pain in testicle
  • Pain provoked by coughing
  • Wound tenderness
  • Pain at injection site
  • Radiating pain
  • Pain of amputation stump of left upper limb
  • Generalised chronic body pains
  • Pain radiating to thoracic region left side
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pain, unspecified?

The ICD-10-CM code for pain, unspecified is R52. The full clinical description is "Pain, unspecified". R52 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code R52 mean?

ICD-10-CM code R52 represents “Pain, unspecified”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is R52 a billable code?

Yes, R52 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R52 in?

R52 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R52?

R52 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: acute and chronic pain, not elsewhere classified (G89.-); localized pain, unspecified type - code to pain by site, such as:; abdomen pain (R10.-); and 17 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does R52 map to?

R52 maps to 164 SNOMED CT concepts: 225909006, 225911002, 27635008, 274663001, 75938008, and 159 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R52?

R52 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0184567, C0030193, C0281856. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does R52 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like pain, unspecified affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R52?

R52 maps to the ICD-11 code: MG3Z (Pain, unspecified).

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.