ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G56.32
Lesion of radial nerve, left upper limb
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G56.32
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G56 — Mononeuropathies of upper limb
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G56.32 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of lesion of radial nerve, left upper limb. 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 G56
- G56Mononeuropathies of upper limb
- G56.0Carpal tunnel syndrome
- G56.00Carpal tunnel syndrome, unspecified upper limb
- G56.01Carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper limb
- G56.02Carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper limb
- G56.03Carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral upper limbs
- G56.1Other lesions of median nerve
- G56.10Other lesions of median nerve, unspecified upper limb
- G56.11Other lesions of median nerve, right upper limb
- G56.12Other lesions of median nerve, left upper limb
- G56.13Other lesions of median nerve, bilateral upper limbs
- G56.2Lesion of ulnar nerve
- G56.20Lesion of ulnar nerve, unspecified upper limb
- G56.21Lesion of ulnar nerve, right upper limb
- G56.22Lesion of ulnar nerve, left upper limb
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