Chronic post traumatic pain

Description

Chronic post traumatic pain is pain developing or increasing in intensity after a tissue injury (involving any trauma including burns) and persisting beyond the healing process, i.e. at least 3 months after the tissue trauma. The pain is either localized to the area of injury, projected to the innervation territory of a nerve situated in this area, or referred to a dermatome (after surgery/injury to deep somatic or visceral tissues). Other causes of pain including infection, malignancy etc. need to be excluded as well as pain continuing from a pre-existing pain problem.

Coding note

The posttraumatic aetiology of the pain should be highly probable; if it is vague, consider using codes in the section of chronic primary pain.

Coding note from above levels

The postsurgical or posttraumatic aetiology of the pain should be highly probable; if it is vague, consider using codes in the section of chronic primary pain.

This code should be used if a pain condition persists or recurs for longer than 3 months.

Inclusions

• Chronic pain after burns injury
• Chronic whiplash injury associated pain
• Chronic pain after musculoskeletal injury

Exclusions from above levels

• MG31 – Acute pain
• 8E43 – Pain disorders
• AB70.2 – Ear pain