G89.2

Non-billable (Header)

Chronic pain, not elsewhere classified

Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)

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direct

Cannot be coded with G89.2

  • causalgia, lower limb (G57.7-)
  • causalgia, upper limb (G56.4-)
  • central pain syndrome (G89.0)
  • chronic pain syndrome (G89.4)
  • complex regional pain syndrome II, lower limb (G57.7-)
  • complex regional pain syndrome II, upper limb (G56.4-)
  • neoplasm related chronic pain (G89.3)
  • reflex sympathetic dystrophy (G90.5-)

Excludes1

inherited from G89

Rules from parent category G89: Pain, not elsewhere classified

  • generalized pain NOS (R52)
  • pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
  • pain NOS (R52)

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inherited from G89

Rules from parent category G89: Pain, not elsewhere classified

  • atypical face pain (G50.1)
  • headache syndromes (G44.-)
  • localized pain, unspecified type - code to pain by site, such as:
  • abdomen pain (R10.-)
  • back pain (M54.9)
  • breast pain (N64.4)
  • chest pain (R07.1-R07.9)
  • ear pain (H92.0-)
  • eye pain (H57.1)
  • headache (R51.9)
  • joint pain (M25.5-)
  • limb pain (M79.6-)
  • lumbar region pain (M54.5-)
  • painful urination (R30.9)
  • pelvic and perineal pain (R10.2-)
  • shoulder pain (M25.51-)
  • spine pain (M54.-)
  • throat pain (R07.0)
  • tongue pain (K14.6)
  • tooth pain (K08.8)
  • renal colic (N23)
  • migraines (G43.-)
  • myalgia (M79.1-)
  • pain from prosthetic devices, implants, and grafts (T82.84, T83.84, T84.84, T85.84-)
  • phantom limb syndrome with pain (G54.6)
  • vulvar vestibulitis (N94.810)
  • vulvodynia (N94.81-)

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Code Information

CodeG89.2
BillableNo — Header code
ParentG89
CategoryDiseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Excludes111 rule(s)
Excludes227 note(s)
Child codes4

Data Source

CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)