ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G54.9
Nerve root and plexus disorder, unspecified
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G54.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G54 — Nerve root and plexus disorders
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G54.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of nerve root and plexus disorder, unspecified. 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 G54
- G54Nerve root and plexus disorders
- G54.0Brachial plexus disorders
- G54.1Lumbosacral plexus disorders
- G54.2Cervical root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- G54.3Thoracic root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- G54.4Lumbosacral root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- G54.5Neuralgic amyotrophy
- G54.6Phantom limb syndrome with pain
- G54.7Phantom limb syndrome without pain
- G54.8Other nerve root and plexus disorders
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