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Chronic pain versus chronic pain syndrome
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.6.b.4; I.C.6.b.6
“Chronic pain is classified to subcategory G89.2. There is no time frame defining when pain becomes chronic pain.”
“Central pain syndrome (G89.0) and chronic pain syndrome (G89.4) are different than the term "chronic pain," and therefore codes should only be used when the provider has specifically documented this condition.”
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