ICD-10-CM Code G83.8
Other specified paralytic syndromes
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 G83.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of G83.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other specified paralytic syndromes' in more detail.
- G83.8 Other specified paralytic syndromes NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE G83.81 Brown-Sequard syndrome
- BILLABLE G83.82 Anterior cord syndrome
- BILLABLE G83.83 Posterior cord syndrome
- BILLABLE G83.84 Todd's paralysis (postepileptic)
- BILLABLE G83.89 Other specified paralytic syndromes
The ICD code G838 is used to code Brown-Séquard syndrome
Brown-Séquard syndrome (also known as Brown-Séquard's hemiplegia, Brown-Séquard's paralysis, hemiparaplegic syndrome, hemiplegia et hemiparaplegia spinalis, or spinal hemiparaplegia) is caused by damage to one half of the spinal cord, resulting in paralysis and loss of proprioception on the same (or ipsilateral) side as the injury or lesion, and loss of pain and temperature sensation on the opposite (or contralateral) side as the lesion. It is named after physiologist Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard, who first described the condition in 1850.
| Specialty: | Neurology |
| MeSH Code: | D018437 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 344.89 |
Brown-Séquard syndrome is bottom diagram
Coding Notes for G83.8 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." - Paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury - instead, use Code S14, S24, S34)
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Flail arm (finding)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G83.8 - Other specified paralytic syndromes'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code G83.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: G83 - Other paralytic syndromes