ICD Code G89-

ICD code G89- is used to classify pain, not elsewhere classified, including acute pain, chronic pain, and other pain syndromes that do not fit into more specific categories.

1. Presence of pain that is not better accounted for by another diagnosis

2. Pain that persists beyond the expected period of healing

3. Documentation of pain as a significant clinical problem requiring evaluation or treatment

4. Identification of pain as either acute or chronic in nature

5. Association of pain with a specific anatomical site or as generalized

6. Exclusion of pain that is a symptom of an underlying, more specific condition

7. Clinical assessment indicating pain is the primary reason for the healthcare encounter

Relevant CPT codes that may be used to treat ICD code G89- include:

- 64450 (Injection, anesthetic agent; other peripheral nerve or branch)

- 64405 (Injection, anesthetic agent; greater occipital nerve)

- 64415 (Injection, anesthetic agent; brachial plexus, single)

- 64445 (Injection, anesthetic agent; sciatic nerve, single)

- 64635 (Destruction by neurolytic agent; paravertebral facet joint nerve, lumbar or sacral, single level)

- 96372 (Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; subcutaneous or intramuscular)

- 20552 (Injection(s); single or multiple trigger point(s), 1 or 2 muscle(s))

- 63650 (Percutaneous implantation of neurostimulator electrode array; epidural)

- 63685 (Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver, direct or inductive coupling)

- 99213 (Office or other outpatient visit, established patient, level 3)

- 99214 (Office or other outpatient visit, established patient, level 4)

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