Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 786.51
Precordial pain
  • ICD-9-CM 786.51 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 786.51 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 786.51.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 786.51: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 786.51 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R07.2 Precordial pain
Approximate Synonyms
  • Chest pain, precordial
  • Chest pain, sternal
  • Pain of sternum
  • Precordial (chest) pain
  • Precordial chest pain
  • Sternal chest pain
  • Sternal pain
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 786.51:
  • Cardialgia (see also Pain, precordial) 786.51
  • Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
    • anginoid (see also Pain, precordial) 786.51
    • heart (see also Pain, precordial) 786.51
    • over heart (see also Pain, precordial) 786.51
    • pericardial (see also Pain, precordial) 786.51
    • precordial (region) 786.51
    • retrosternal 786.51
    • substernal 786.51
  • Precordial pain 786.51
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