ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G51.8
Other disorders of facial nerve
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G51.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G51 — Facial nerve disorders
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G51.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other disorders of facial nerve. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in G51
- G51Facial nerve disorders
- G51.0Bell's palsy
- G51.1Geniculate ganglionitis
- G51.2Melkersson's syndrome
- G51.3Clonic hemifacial spasm
- G51.31Clonic hemifacial spasm, right
- G51.32Clonic hemifacial spasm, left
- G51.33Clonic hemifacial spasm, bilateral
- G51.39Clonic hemifacial spasm, unspecified
- G51.4Facial myokymia
- G51.9Disorder of facial nerve, unspecified
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