ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

G55 – Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere

Coding Notes

Active

Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Code First

underlying disease, such as:

neoplasm (C00-D49)

Type 1 Excludes

nerve root compression (due to) (in) ankylosing spondylitis (M45.-)

nerve root compression (due to) (in) dorsopathies (M53.-, M54.-)

nerve root compression (due to) (in) intervertebral disc disorders (M50.1.-, M51.1.-)

nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylopathies (M46.-, M48.-)

nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylosis (M47.0-, M47.2.-)

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

353.8

Fs: 10000 – Other nerve root and plexus disorders

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

DRG 073

CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITH MCC

DRG 074

CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC

Sibling Codes

G50

Disorders of trigeminal nerve

G51

Facial nerve disorders

G52

Disorders of other cranial nerves

G53

Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

G54

Nerve root and plexus disorders

G56

Mononeuropathies of upper limb

G57

Mononeuropathies of lower limb

G58

Other mononeuropathies

G59

Mononeuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere

View in Tabular

Code	Title
G00-G99	Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
G50-G59	Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders (G50-G59)
G55	Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere Type 1 Excludes nerve root compression (due to) (in) ankylosing spondylitis (M45.-) nerve root compression (due to) (in) dorsopathies (M53.-, M54.-) nerve root compression (due to) (in) intervertebral disc disorders (M50.1.-, M51.1.-) nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylopathies (M46.-, M48.-) nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylosis (M47.0-, M47.2.-) Code First underlying disease, such as: neoplasm (C00-D49)