G55 diagnosis code · Billable category · FY2027
G55 Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere
- Billable
- Not CC/MCC
- POA reported
G55 ICD-10 code: a billable diagnosis code in FY2027; the category has no subdivisions.
Where it sits
- Chapter 6 Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
- G50-G59 Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders (G50-G59)
- G55 Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere
- CC / MCC
- Neither
- MS-DRG
- 073-074
- HCC V28
- –
- POA
- Reported
- Code Editor
- Manifestation
- Index entries
- 2
Instructions
At G55
Excludes1
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) ankylosing spondylitis (M45.-) M45
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) dorsopathies (M53.-, M54.-) M53 M54
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) intervertebral disc disorders (M50.1.-, M51.1.-) M50.1 M51.1
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylopathies (M46.-, M48.-) M46 M48
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylosis (M47.0-, M47.2.-) M47.0 M47.2
Notes that also apply
Block G50-G59 instructions (Excludes1 5): printed on the block page.
Chapter 6 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 6 page.
Index entries
NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.
Medicare grouping and edits
| CC / MCC | Neither |
|---|---|
| Appendix B | MDC 01 Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System, MS-DRG 073-074 (Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders with MCC…) |
| Code Editor | Manifestation code: not allowed as principal diagnosis |
| POA | Reported |
| HCC V28 | – |
CMS: MS-DRG v44 (Appendix B, C), MCE v44, POA list FY2027, 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings. What the rows mean.