ICD-10-CM Code G56
Mononeuropathies of upper limb
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code G56 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of G56 that describes the diagnosis 'mononeuropathies of upper limb' in more detail.
- G56 Mononeuropathies of upper limb NON-BILLABLE
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- G56.40 Causalgia of unspecified upper limb BILLABLE
- G56.41 Causalgia of right upper limb BILLABLE
- G56.42 Causalgia of left upper limb BILLABLE
Coding Notes for G56 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region