2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R07.9Chest pain, unspecified

ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R00-R09›R07

ICD-10-CM R07.9
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

R07.9 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for chest pain, unspecified. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). As a symptom code, it should not be used as a principal diagnosis once a related definitive diagnosis has been established. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Nonspecific chest pain.

This medical diagnosis code is frequently used in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Pediatrics medical specialties to designate conditions such chest pain.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
R07.9
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Chest pain, unspecified
Short Description
Chest pain, unspecified
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
R07
Pain in throat and chest

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 CodeR07.9Chest pain, unspecified

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Acute chest pain
  • Burning chest pain
  • Burning pain
  • Cardiac chest pain
  • Central chest pain
  • Chest pain
  • Chest pain due to pericarditis
  • Chronic chest pain
  • Chronic primary chest pain syndrome
  • Chronic primary visceral pain
  • Crushing chest pain
  • Crushing pain
  • Left sided chest pain
  • Non-cardiac chest pain
  • Parasternal pain
  • Radiating chest pain
  • Squeezing chest pain
  • Upper chest pain

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance

References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.

    • Pain(s)
      • chest (central)

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR CIR012
Nonspecific chest pain
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient Yes · outpatient Yes

Clinical InformationClinical

  • Chest Pain

    pressure, burning, or numbness in the chest.

  • Have Shooting or Burning Pain in Fingers or Hands Question|Did you have shooting or burning pain in your fingers or hands|Have Shooting or Burning Pain in Fingers or Hands

    a question about whether an individual has or had shooting or burning pain in their fingers or hands.

  • Have Shooting or Burning Pain in Toes or Feet Question|Did you have shooting or burning pain in your toes or feet|Have Shooting or Burning Pain in Toes or Feet

    a question about whether an individual has or had shooting or burning pain in their toes or feet.

  • Crushing Pain

    a sense of discomfort or distress that is squeezing or excessively compressing.

  • Burning Chest Pain|Burning Pain

    the sensation of chest pain described as an intense discomfort, similar to that experience as a result of a thermal burn, distinct from sharp, stabbing or aching, often related to nerves; sometimes used to describe gastric or esophageal pain.

  • Burning Pain

    a sensation of intensely hot or searing discomfort.

  • Have Shooting or Burning Pain in Fingers or Hands|Did you have shooting or burning pain in your fingers or hands

    a question about whether an individual has or had shooting or burning pain in their fingers or hands.

  • Have Shooting or Burning Pain in Toes or Feet|Did you have shooting or burning pain in your toes or feet

    a question about whether an individual has or had shooting or burning pain in their toes or feet.

  • MNSI - Burning Pain Legs/Feet|MNSI1-Ever Have Burning Pain Legs/Feet|MNSI1-Ever Have Burning Pain Legs/Feet|MNSI102

    michigan neuropathy screening instrument (mnsi) history; do you ever have any burning pain in your legs and/or feet?

  • SF-MPQ-2 - Hot-burning Pain|SFMP2-Hot-burning Pain|SFMP2-Hot-burning Pain|SFMP207

    short-form mcgill pain questionnaire-2 (short form mpq) hot-burning pain.

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:

Read the full article at MedlinePlus

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Convert R07.9 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
786.50 Chest pain NOS
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

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 R07.9Overview

Is R07.9 (Pain in throat and chest) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report chest pain, unspecified on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Can R07.9 be a principal diagnosis?

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

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of R07.9?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, chest pain, unspecified converts to ICD-9-CM 786.50 (chest pain NOS). The mapping is a direct match.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.