B33.0 vs R07
B33.0 (Epidemic myalgia) compared with R07 (Pain in throat and chest), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. R07 carries an Excludes1 note covering B33.0: “epidemic myalgia (B33.0)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| B33.0Epidemic myalgia | R07Pain in throat and chest | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header |
| Classification | A00-B99 — Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99) | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) |
| Definition | Epidemic myalgia is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (B33.0). | Pain in throat and chest is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (R07). |
| Includes | Bornholm disease | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources