G89.18 Other acute postprocedural pain

Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

Also covers

• Postoperative pain NOS
• Postprocedural pain NOS

Excludes1

Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

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

Excludes2

Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.

• 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-)

Code also

A second code may be needed. Sequencing depends on the encounter.

• related psychological factors associated with pain (F45.42)