ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G81.90
Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting unspecified side
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G81.90
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G81 — Hemiplegia and hemiparesis
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G81.90 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of hemiplegia, unspecified affecting unspecified side. 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 G81
- G81Hemiplegia and hemiparesis
- G81.0Flaccid hemiplegia
- G81.00Flaccid hemiplegia affecting unspecified side
- G81.01Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right dominant side
- G81.02Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left dominant side
- G81.03Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side
- G81.04Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side
- G81.1Spastic hemiplegia
- G81.10Spastic hemiplegia affecting unspecified side
- G81.11Spastic hemiplegia affecting right dominant side
- G81.12Spastic hemiplegia affecting left dominant side
- G81.13Spastic hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side
- G81.14Spastic hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side
- G81.9Hemiplegia, unspecified
- G81.91Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side
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