ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G52.1
Disorders of glossopharyngeal nerve
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G52.1
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G52 — Disorders of other cranial nerves
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G52.1 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of disorders of glossopharyngeal 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 G52
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