G55
Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere
Billable
Coding Guidelines
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with G55
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) ankylosing spondylitis (M45.-)
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) dorsopathies (M53.-, M54.-)
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) intervertebral disc disorders (M50.1.-, M51.1.-)
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylopathies (M46.-, M48.-)
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylosis (M47.0-, M47.2.-)
Code First
- underlying disease, such as:
- neoplasm (C00-D49)
