2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R07Pain in throat and chest

ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R00-R09›R07

ICD-10-CM R07
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

R07 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for pain in throat and chest, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as R07.0, R07.1, R07.2, and R07.81. As a symptom code, it should not be used as a principal diagnosis once a related definitive diagnosis has been established.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
R07
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Pain in throat and chest
Short Description
Pain in throat and chest
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Chapter
R00-R09
Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems

Code Classification

ChapterR00–R99Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
SectionR00-R09Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
CategoryR07Pain in throat and chest
This CodeR07Pain in throat and chest

Specific Coding for Pain in throat and chestOverview

Non-specific codes like R07 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use R07.0 for Pain in throat

  • Use R07.1 for Chest pain on breathing

  • Use R07.2 for Precordial pain

  • R07.8 for Other chest pain

  • Use R07.81 for Pleurodynia

  • Use R07.82 for Intercostal pain

  • Use R07.89 for Other chest pain

  • Use R07.9 for Chest pain, unspecified

Tabular List NotesGuidance

Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes

Patient EducationClinical

Chest Pain

Having a pain in your chest can be scary. It does not always mean that you are having a heart attack. There can be many other causes, including:

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Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About R07Overview

Is R07 (Pain in throat and chest) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for pain in throat and chest, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for pain in throat and chest need a more specific code from this category, such as R07.0, R07.1, and R07.2.

Can R07 be a principal diagnosis?

Use it with care. This is a symptom code, so once a definitive diagnosis explaining the pain in throat and chest is established, that condition takes the principal position instead.