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G53

Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Billable

Chapter: 6. Diseases of the nervous system

Section: G50-G59 - Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with G53

  • D86.82 - multiple cranial nerve palsy in sarcoidosis (D86.82)
  • A52.15 - multiple cranial nerve palsy in syphilis (A52.15)
  • B02.21 - postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis (B02.21)
  • B02.22 - postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia (B02.22)

Code First

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • neoplasm (C00-D49)

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