ICD-11 Will Include New Chronic Pain Classifications

An impending update to a medical diagnosis coding system is likely to add complexity to workers’ comp billing, but it could also bring what some consider welcome improvements, including new classifications for chronic pain. The World Health Organization announced last month that its members had agreed to adopt the 11th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. Also known as ICD-11, the revised classification system will become effective on Jan. 1, 2022. ICD-11 will replace the diagnostic coding system now in place, ICD-10. WHO de...