2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 338.18
Other acute postoperative pain
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 338.18 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 338.18 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
338.18 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G89.18 Other acute postprocedural pain
Approximate Synonyms
- Acute postmastectomy pain
- Acute postoperative pain
- Internal mammary artery syndrome
- Limb stump pain
- Pain after cesarean section, postpartum (after childbirth)
- Pain due to left breast implant
- Pain due to left knee arthroplasty
- Pain due to right breast implant
- Pain due to right knee arthroplasty
- Pain postpartum
- Persistent pain following procedure
- Post mastectomy pain
- Post-abdominoperineal resection pain
- Postcordotomy pain
- Post-episiotomy pain
- Post-herniorraphy pain
- Postherniorrhaphy pain syndrome
- Postmastectomy pain
- Post-mastectomy pain
- Postoperative pain, acute
- Postpartum pain after cesarean section
- Postprocedural finding of tenderness
- Postprocedural testicular pain
- Post-surgery back pain
- Post-vasectomy pain
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
338.18:
- Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
postoperative 338.18
acute 
