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# G89.29 Other chronic pain

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Other chronic 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.

### Excludes1

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

-   causalgia, lower limb (G57.7-)
-   causalgia, upper limb (G56.4-)
-   central pain syndrome ([G89.0](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g89.0/))
-   chronic pain syndrome ([G89.4](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/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](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g89.3/))
-   reflex sympathetic dystrophy (G90.5-)
-   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](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/m54.9/))
-   breast pain (N64.4)
-   chest pain ([R07.1](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r07.1/)\-[R07.9](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r07.9/))
-   ear pain (H92.0-)
-   eye pain (H57.1)
-   headache ([R51.9](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/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](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/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)

## Related codes

-   [`G89.11` Acute pain due to trauma ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g89.11/)
-   [`G89.12` Acute post-thoracotomy pain ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g89.12/)
-   [`G89.18` Other acute postprocedural pain ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g89.18/)
-   [`G89.21` Chronic pain due to trauma ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g89.21/)
-   [`G89.22` Chronic post-thoracotomy pain ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g89.22/)
-   [`G89.28` Other chronic postprocedural pain ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g89.28/)
-   [`G89.3` Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic) ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g89.3/)
-   [`G89.4` Chronic pain syndrome ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g89.4/)

## Common questions

### Is G89.29 a billable code?

Yes. G89.29 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified

Chapter

Diseases of the nervous system

Billable

Yes

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