Appendix 1.

Diagnostic Categories, Diagnoses and Codes

CategoryDiagnosisICD-9 CODERaw n
Chronic primary pain (n = 11015)Fibromyalgia, myositis, myofascial pain, neuralgia, muscle/musculoskeletal/neuromuscular729.1478
Pain, generalized780.96154
Chronic pain338.29319
Chronic pain associated with psychosocial dysfunction338.474
Chronic pain due to trauma338.213
Chronic neuropathic pain (162)Peripheral neuropathic pain355.71, 355.40
Regional pain syndrome355.9148
Regional pain syndrome type 1337.205
Regional pain syndrome type 1 lower limb337.222
Regional pain syndrome type 1 upper limb337.214
Regional pain syndrome type 1 specified site NEC337.210
Regional pain syndrome type 2 lower limb355.711
Regional pain syndrome type 2 upper limb354.42
Chronic musculoskeletal pain (n = 11621)Osteoarthrosis generalized multiple sites715.09220
Osteoarthrosis shoulder715.1123
Osteoarthrosis hand715.1410
Osteoarthrosis hip715.1511
Osteoarthrosis knee715.1616
Osteoarthrosis ankle/foot715.1768
Osteoarthrosis unspecified715.93
Other unspecified arthropathies7161111
Internal derangement of kneeChondromalacia patella717717.7547
Joint pain, unspecified719.42938
Spondylosis and allied disorders721.0, 0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4260
Intervertebral disc disorders722, 22.0,0.1,0.2,.4.5,0.51,0.52,0.6,0.7,0.8683
Other disorders of cervical region723, 723.0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.51009
Other and unspecified disorders of back724, 724.0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.6,0.72982
Peripheral enthesopathies and allied syndromes726, 0.0,0.1,0.12,0.3,0.31,0.32,0.33,0.4,0.5,0.6,0.61,0.64,0.65, 0.7,0.71,0.72,0.731160
Other disorders of synovium, tendon, and bursa727, 0.0,0.00,0.04,0.05,0.06,0.4,0.6,0.8,0.83,0.89691
Disorders of muscle, ligament, fascia728.1,0.5,0.6,0.7,0.71,0.89221
Other disorders of soft tissues729.0,0.1,0.2,0.51373
  • ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; NEC, not elsewhere classifiable.