Occasional Chest Pain

 

Dec 14, 2017 Epigastric pain is a common symptom of an upset stomach, which can be due to long-term gastrointestinal problems or just the occasional bout of indigestion.

Chest pain, unspecified

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  • Jan 10, 2021 Pain in the upper chest; In some cases, symptoms of epigastric pain can be a sign of a heart attack or serious condition. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) if you, or someone you are with, have any of these life-threatening symptoms including: Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure, palpitations.
  • Cardiac Causes of Chest Pain. In this section, we’ll focus on causes of chest pain under the left breast associated with the heart. While discomfort due to heart disease often manifests as a dull pain under the left breast that feels like uncomfortable pressure, it can also be a burning or even stabbing pain depending on the condition.
  • R07.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM R07.9 became effective on October 1, 2020.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R07.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 R07.9 may differ.
The following code(s) above R07.9 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
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that may be applicable to R07.9: Occasional Chest Pain
  • R00-R99
    2021 ICD-10-CM Range R00-R99

    Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

    Note
    • This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
    • Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
    • The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
    • (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
    • (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
    • (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
    • (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
    • (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
    • (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
    Type 2 Excludes
    • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
    • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
    • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
    • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
    Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
  • R07
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R07

    Pain in throat and chest

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    Type 2 Excludes
    • jaw pain R68.84
    • pain in breast (N64.4)
    Pain in throat and chest
Approximate Synonyms
  • Chest pain
  • Chest pain on exertion
  • Chest pain, localized
  • Exertional chest pain
  • Localized chest pain
Clinical Information
  • Chest pain.
  • Having a pain in your chest can be scary. It does not always mean that you are having a heart attack. There can be many other causes, including
    • heart problems, such as angina
    • panic attacks
    • digestive problems, such as heartburn or esophagus disorders
    • sore muscles
    • lung diseases, such as pneumonia, pleurisy, or pulmonary embolism
    • costochondritis - an inflammation of joints in your chest
    some of these problems can also be serious. Get immediate medical care if you have chest pain that does not go away, crushing pain or pressure in the chest, or chest pain along with nausea, sweating, dizziness or shortness of breath. Treatment depends on the cause of the pain.
  • Pain in the chest.
  • Pressure, burning, or numbness in the chest.
  • Sensation of unpleasant feeling indicating potential or actual damage to some body structure felt in the chest.
ICD-10-CM R07.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
  • 313 Chest pain

Convert R07.9 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to R07.9:
Occasional Chest Pain
  • Type 1 Excludes: R52
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R52

    Pain, unspecified

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    Applicable To
    • Acute pain NOS
    • Generalized pain NOS
    • Pain NOS
    Type 1 Excludes
    • acute and chronic pain, not elsewhere classified (G89.-)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
  • Type 2 Excludes: G89
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G89

    Pain, not elsewhere classified

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    Code Also
    • related psychological factors associated with pain (F45.42)
    Type 1 Excludes
    • generalized pain NOS (R52)
    • pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
    • pain NOS (R52)
    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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-)
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to R07.9:
  • Pain(s) R52 - see also Painful
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R52

    Pain, unspecified

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    Applicable To
    • Acute pain NOS
    • Generalized pain NOS
    • Pain NOS
    Type 1 Excludes
    • acute and chronic pain, not elsewhere classified (G89.-)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
    • chest (central) R07.9
R06.9 Unspecified abnormalities of breathing
R07.0 Pain in throat
R07.2 Precordial pain
R07.81 Pleurodynia
R07.89 Other chest pain
R09 Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system
R09.01 Asphyxia
R09.1 Pleurisy

Stabbing Pain In Chest

R09.3 Abnormal sputum
R09.8 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
R09.82 Postnasal drip

Occasional Chest Pain Without Exertion

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.