Occasional Chest Pain

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Chest pain, unspecified

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Billable/Specific Code

Because chest pain is one of the main signs of a heart attack, many fear the worst when they feel even slight twinges of chest discomfort. In many cases, these random chest pains do not herald a catastrophe. Not all heart attacks cause classic symptoms and even doctors sometimes have trouble diagnosing the cause of chest pain. Chest pain can be serious. It may be caused by temporary poor blood flow to the heart, or by a sudden blockage in the coronary arteries resulting in a heart attack. If you have chest pain, seek urgent medical help. Call 000 for an ambulance. There are other possible causes of chest pain such as indigestion and muscle strain.

R07.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM R07.9 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R07.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 R07.9 may differ.

The following code(s) above R07.9 contain annotation back-references

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that may be applicable to Occasional Chest Pain

R07.9:

R00-R99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range R00-R99
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Note
- This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
- Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
- The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
- (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
- (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
- (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
- (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
- (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
- (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
Type 2 Excludes
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
R07
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R07
Pain in throat and chest
Type 2 Excludes
- jaw pain R68.84
- pain in breast (N64.4)
Pain in throat and chest

Approximate Synonyms

Chest pain
Chest pain on exertion
Chest pain, localized
Exertional chest pain
Localized chest pain

Clinical Information

Chest pain.
Having a pain in your chest can be scary. It does not always mean that you are having a heart attack. There can be many other causes, including
- heart problems, such as angina
- panic attacks
- digestive problems, such as heartburn or esophagus disorders
- sore muscles
- lung diseases, such as pneumonia, pleurisy, or pulmonary embolism
- costochondritis - an inflammation of joints in your chest
some of these problems can also be serious. Get immediate medical care if you have chest pain that does not go away, crushing pain or pressure in the chest, or chest pain along with nausea, sweating, dizziness or shortness of breath. Treatment depends on the cause of the pain.
Pain in the chest.
Pressure, burning, or numbness in the chest.
Sensation of unpleasant feeling indicating potential or actual damage to some body structure felt in the chest.

ICD-10-CM R07.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

313 Chest pain

Convert R07.9 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to R07.9: