786.59 CHEST PAIN NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 786.59

Short Description: Chest pain NEC

Long Description: Other chest pain

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 786 Symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms
        • 786.59 Chest pain NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute chest pain
  • Atypical chest pain
  • Cardiac syndrome X
  • Central crushing chest pain
  • Chest discomfort
  • Chest pain at rest
  • Chest pain on exertion
  • Chest wall tenderness
  • Crushing chest pain
  • Dull chest pain
  • Esophageal chest pain
  • Musculoskeletal chest pain
  • Non-cardiac chest pain
  • Pain of sternum
  • Pain radiating to left side of chest
  • Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome
  • Radiating chest pain
  • Rib pain
  • Rib tender
  • Squeezing chest pain
  • Tight chest

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 786.59 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Discomfort
    • chest 786.59
  • Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
    • chest (central) 786.50
      • atypical 786.59
      • musculoskeletal 786.59
      • noncardiac 786.59
    • muscle 729.1
      • intercostal 786.59
  • Pressure
    • chest 786.59
  • Tight, tightness
    • chest 786.59

Crosswalk Information

The code 786.59 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
786.59 Right Arrow R07.82 Intercostal pain
R07.89 Other chest 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
786.00 Respiratory abnormality, unspecified
786.01 Hyperventilation
786.02 Orthopnea
786.03 Apnea
786.04 Cheyne-Stokes respiration
786.05 Shortness of breath
786.06 Tachypnea
786.07 Wheezing
786.09 Other respiratory abnormalities
786.1 Stridor
786.2 Cough
786.30 Hemoptysis, unspecified
786.31 Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants [AIPHI]
786.39 Other hemoptysis
786.4 Abnormal sputum
786.50 Chest pain, unspecified
786.51 Precordial pain
786.52 Painful respiration
786.6 Swelling, mass, or lump in chest
786.7 Abnormal chest sounds
786.8 Hiccough
786.9 Other symptoms involving respiratory system and chest


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014