BC Advantage - 2021 Issue 9

Chronic Pain Coding Today and In the Future

Properly documenting and coding chronic pain can be challenging. As is commonly the case with many conditions, over the years, there has been a shift in the identification of different types of pain, including chronic pain. Understanding where we are now and where we are going will help your organization prepare for the future by changing documentation patterns now.Chronic Pain Coding in ICD-10-CMTo begin, let's look at the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Section I.C.6.B.4 which states that "Chronic pain is classified to subcategory G89.2. There is no time frame defining...

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