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Home/Diagnosis/ICD-10 Coding for Left Rib Pain

ICD-10 Coding for Left Rib Pain

R07.89
S22.42XA
M94.0

Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for left rib pain includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.

Also Known as:
Left-sided rib pain
Pain in left rib cage
pain in left rib
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Key Information: ICD-10 Coding for Left Rib Pain

Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Left Rib Pain

Use ICD-10 code R07.89 for other chest pain, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.

Primary ICD-10-CM Codes

Other chest pain

Billable Code
R07.89
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Presence of localized tenderness and exclusion of trauma.
documentation:
  • • Specific mention of left rib pain and its characteristics.

Applicable To

  • • Left rib pain
  • • Non-traumatic rib pain

Important Notes

  • • Ensure laterality is documented to avoid unspecified coding.

Fracture of one rib, left side, initial encounter

Billable Code
S22.42XA
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Imaging confirmation of fracture
  • • Documentation of trauma mechanism

Applicable To

  • • Traumatic left rib fracture

Important Notes

  • • Ensure trauma is documented and fracture is confirmed by imaging.

Tietze's disease

Billable Code
M94.0
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Palpable costochondral swelling
  • • Pain reproducible on palpation

Applicable To

  • • Tietze syndrome

Important Notes

  • • Ensure swelling is documented to differentiate from costochondritis.
Ancillary Codes

Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis

G89.29

Other chronic pain

Use for chronic pain management when left rib pain is persistent.

S27.3XXA

Pneumothorax, initial encounter

Use if pneumothorax is present with rib fracture.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for left rib pain?

The ICD-10 code for left rib pain is R07.89, used when the pain is non-traumatic and laterality is specified.

How to code left rib pain after a negative workup?

Use R07.89 for non-traumatic left rib pain, ensuring laterality is documented, and consider Z09 for follow-up if monitoring.

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