Wiki AMPS (Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome) dx code

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Is there a specific dx code for Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome? The closest I can find is G90.8 or M79.18. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
 
Look at M89.08. This is kind of like, an oak is a tree but not all trees are oaks. In this case, AMPS is a tree. Now what kind of tree is it? This could be a CRPS code, it could be a chronic pain syndrome code, etc.
 
I think the M79.18 code would be the most correct per the ICD-10 for this situation if you don't have additional information from the provider. From the alphabetic index, 'syndrome -> pain' does not carry a subheading for this particular syndrome, but directs you to 'see also Pain'. 'Pain -> musculoskeletal' then directs you to: '(see also Pain, by site) M79.18.' Assigning a different category from this would be making a clinical interpretation about the patient's condition which I'm not sure would be supported.
 
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