338.0 CENTRAL PAIN SYNDROME


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 338.0

Short Description: Central pain syndrome

Long Description: Central pain syndrome

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Pain (338)
      • 338 Pain, not elsewhere classified
        • 338.0 Central pain syndrome

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 338.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Anesthesia, anesthetic 782.0
    • hyperesthetic, thalamic 338.0
  • D�j�rine-Roussy syndrome 338.0
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • central pain 338.0
    • D�j�rine-Roussy 338.0
    • pain - see also Pain
      • central 338.0
      • myelopathic 338.0
      • thalamic (hyperesthetic) 338.0
    • thalamic 338.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 338.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
338.0 Right Arrow G89.0 Central pain syndrome
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
338.11 Acute pain due to trauma
338.12 Acute post-thoracotomy pain
338.18 Other acute postoperative pain
338.19 Other acute pain
338.21 Chronic pain due to trauma
338.22 Chronic post-thoracotomy pain
338.28 Other chronic postoperative pain
338.29 Other chronic pain
338.3 Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic)
338.4 Chronic pain syndrome


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