2022 ICD-10-CM Code G54
Nerve root and plexus disorders
Not Valid for Submission
| ICD-10: | G54 |
| Short Description: | Nerve root and plexus disorders |
| Long Description: | Nerve root and plexus disorders |
Code Classification
G54 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of nerve root and plexus disorders. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.
Specific Coding for Nerve root and plexus disorders
Non-specific codes like G54 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for nerve root and plexus disorders:
- BILLABLE CODE - Use G54.0 for Brachial plexus disorders
- BILLABLE CODE - Use G54.1 for Lumbosacral plexus disorders
- BILLABLE CODE - Use G54.2 for Cervical root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- BILLABLE CODE - Use G54.3 for Thoracic root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- BILLABLE CODE - Use G54.4 for Lumbosacral root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- BILLABLE CODE - Use G54.5 for Neuralgic amyotrophy
- BILLABLE CODE - Use G54.6 for Phantom limb syndrome with pain
- BILLABLE CODE - Use G54.7 for Phantom limb syndrome without pain
- BILLABLE CODE - Use G54.8 for Other nerve root and plexus disorders
- BILLABLE CODE - Use G54.9 for Nerve root and plexus disorder, unspecified
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code G54:
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 ExcludesA type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- current traumatic nerve root and plexus disorders - see nerve injury by body region
- intervertebral disc disorders M50 M51
- neuralgia or neuritis NOS M79.2
- neuritis or radiculitis brachial NOS M54.13
- neuritis or radiculitis lumbar NOS M54.16
- neuritis or radiculitis lumbosacral NOS M54.17
- neuritis or radiculitis thoracic NOS M54.14
- radiculitis NOS M54.10
- radiculopathy NOS M54.10
- spondylosis M47
Information for Patients
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Your peripheral nerves are the ones outside your brain and spinal cord. Like static on a telephone line, peripheral nerve disorders distort or interrupt the messages between the brain and the rest of the body.
There are more than 100 kinds of peripheral nerve disorders. They can affect one nerve or many nerves. Some are the result of other diseases, like diabetic nerve problems. Others, like Guillain-Barre syndrome, happen after a virus infection. Still others are from nerve compression, like carpal tunnel syndrome or thoracic outlet syndrome. In some cases, like complex regional pain syndrome and brachial plexus injuries, the problem begins after an injury. Some people are born with peripheral nerve disorders.
Symptoms often start gradually, and then get worse. They include
- Numbness
- Pain
- Burning or tingling
- Muscle weakness
- Sensitivity to touch
Treatment aims to treat any underlying problem, reduce pain and control symptoms.
NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)