R07.0

ICD-10Billable

Pain in throat

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Pain in throat

R07.0 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Plain-language explanation

A symptom code for throat pain. ICD-10-CM excludes chronic sore throat (J31.2) and acute sore throat not otherwise specified (J02.9) from this code.

Written by Krasyn as a general orientation to the code. It is not from CMS and is not clinical or coding advice.

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • chronic sore throat (J31.2)
  • sore throat (acute) NOS (J02.9)

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • dysphagia (R13.1-)
  • pain in neck (M54.2)

Related codes in R07

Where this code sits

Parent code
R07

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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