ICD-10-CM TABULAR LIST of DISEASES and INJURIES - 2017 …

If the pain is not specified as acute or chronic, do not assign codes from category 338, except for post-thoracotomy pain, postoperative pain or neoplasm related pain or central pain syndrome. A code from subcategories 338.1 and 338.2 should not be assigned if the underlying (definitive) diagnosis is known, unless the reason for the encounter ... ................
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