ICD-10-CM Chapter 6
Diseases of the nervous system
Chapter 6 of the 2016 edition of the ICD-10-CM contains ICD codes that cover diseases of the nervous system, in the code range G00-G99.
| Code Range | Section Description |
|---|---|
| G00-G09 | Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system |
| G10-G14 | Systemic atrophies primarily affecting the central nervous system |
| G20-G26 | Extrapyramidal and movement disorders |
| G30-G32 | Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system |
| G35-G37 | Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system |
| G40-G47 | Episodic and paroxysmal disorders |
| G50-G59 | Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders |
| G60-G65 | Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system |
| G70-G73 | Diseases of myoneural junction and muscle |
| G80-G83 | Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes |
| G89-G99 | Other disorders of the nervous system |
Coding Notes for Chapter 6
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Chapter Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - instead, use Section P04-P96
- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - instead, use Section A00-B99
- Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - instead, use Section O00-O9A
- Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities - instead, use Section Q00-Q99
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - instead, use Section E00-E88
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - instead, use Section S00-T88
- Neoplasms - instead, use Section C00-D49
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified - instead, use Section R00-R94