Billable Medical Code for Other Chest Pain
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 786.59
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 786.59.
The Short Description Is: Chest pain NEC.
Known As
Chest tightness is also known as acute chest pain, atypical chest pain, cardiac syndrome X, central crushing chest pain, chest discomfort, chest pain at rest, chest pain on exertion, chest pain atypical, chest pain discomfort, chest pain exertional, chest pain localized, chest pain musculoskeletal, chest pain noncardiac, chest pain tightness, chest tightness, chest wall tenderness,
crushing chest pain, dull chest pain, esophageal chest pain, exertional chest pain, localized chest pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, noncardiac chest pain, non-cardiac chest pain, pain of sternum, pain radiating to left side of chest, post-thoracotomy pain syndrome, radiating chest pain, rib pain, rib tender, squeezing chest pain, and tight chest.
Chest Tightness Definition and Symptoms
Chest tightness is any type of pain that is felt in between the upper stomach area and the lower neck. Chest tightness can affect any age group or population. There a multiple potential causes of chest pain, some life threatening. Some of these causes are heart attack, anxiety attack, hyperventilation, indigestion, GERD, or drinking too much coffee.