338.12 ACUTE POST-THORACOT PAIN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 338.12

Short Description: Acute post-thoracot pain

Long Description: Acute post-thoracotomy pain

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Pain (338)
      • 338 Pain, not elsewhere classified
        • 338.12 Acute post-thoracot pain

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 338.12 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
    • acute 338.19
      • postoperative 338.18
        • post-thoracotomy 338.12
    • post-thoracotomy 338.12
      • acute 338.12
      • chronic 338.22

Crosswalk Information

The code 338.12 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
338.12 Right Arrow G89.12 Acute post-thoracotomy pain
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
338.0 Central pain syndrome
338.11 Acute pain due to trauma
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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