MG30.21 Chronic postsurgical pain

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2025-01

Chronic postsurgical pain is chronic pain developing or increasing in intensity after a surgical procedure and persisting beyond the healing process, i.e. at least 3 months after surgery. The pain is either localised to the surgical field, projected to the innervation territory of a nerve situated in this area, or referred to a dermatome (after surgery/injury to deep somatic or visceral tissues). Other causes of pain including infection, malignancy etc. need to be excluded as well as pain continuing from a pre-existing pain problem. Dependent on type of surgery, chronic postsurgical pain often may be neuropathic pain.

inclusions

• Chronic pain after spinal surgery
• Chronic pain after herniotomy
• Chronic pain after hysterectomy
• Chronic pain after amputation
• Chronic pain after thoracotomy
• Chronic pain after breast surgery
• Chronic pain after arthroplasty

coding note

The postsurgical aetiology of the pain should be highly probable; if it is vague, consider using codes in the section of chronic primary pain.

postcoordination

synonyms

• Chronic postsurgical pain
• postsurgical pain
• chronic postoperative pain
• chronic postamputation pain
• Chronic pain after spinal surgery
• Chronic pain after herniotomy
• chroic postherniotomy pain
• chronic postherniotomy pain syndrome
• Persistent postherniotomy pain
• chronic postherniorrhaphy pain
• Chronic pain after hysterectomy
• chronic posthysterectomy pain
• chronic posthysterectomy pain syndrome
• Chronic pain after amputation
• Chronic pain after thoracotomy
• chronic post-thoracotomy pain syndrome
• Chronic pain after breast surgery
• Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome
• chronic postmastectomy pain
• Chronic pain after arthroplasty
• chronic postoperative pain after joint replacement

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