Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 338.19
Other acute pain
  • Short description: Acute pain NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 338.19 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 338.19 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 338.19.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 338.19: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 338.19 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R52 Pain, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abdominal pain, acute
  • Acute abdominal pain
  • Acute exacerbation of chronic abdominal pain
  • Acute low back pain < 3 months
  • Acute low back pain for less than 3 months
  • Acute low back pain less than 3 months
  • Acute pain
  • Chronic abdominal pain w acute exacerbation
  • Chronic abdominal pain with acute exacerbation
  • Pain from tissue expander
  • Pain of lumbar, acute, for less then 3 months
  • Posttreatment pain
338.19 Excludes
  • neoplasm related acute pain (338.3)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 338.19:
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