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Category · FY2027

G81 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis

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G81 is not billable. The category heads 15 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 3 subdivisions.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 6 Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
  2. G80-G83 Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes (G80-G83)
  3. G81 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis
Billable codes
15
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
15 / 0
HCC V28 codes
15
New FY2027
0
Index entries
4

Codes in G81

  1. G81.0
    Flaccid hemiplegia
    Header
  2. G81.00
    Flaccid hemiplegia affecting unspecified side
    BillableCC253
  3. G81.01
    Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right dominant side
    BillableCC253
  4. G81.02
    Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left dominant side
    BillableCC253
  5. G81.03
    Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side
    BillableCC253
  6. G81.04
    Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side
    BillableCC253
  7. G81.1
    Spastic hemiplegia
    Header
  8. G81.10
    Spastic hemiplegia affecting unspecified side
    BillableCC253
  9. G81.11
    Spastic hemiplegia affecting right dominant side
    BillableCC253
  10. G81.12
    Spastic hemiplegia affecting left dominant side
    BillableCC253
  11. G81.13
    Spastic hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side
    BillableCC253
  12. G81.14
    Spastic hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side
    BillableCC253
  13. G81.9
    Hemiplegia, unspecified
    Header
  14. G81.90
    Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting unspecified side
    BillableCC253
  15. G81.91
    Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side
    BillableCC253
  16. G81.92
    Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side
    BillableCC253
  17. G81.93
    Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right nondominant side
    BillableCC253
  18. G81.94
    Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left nondominant side
    BillableCC253

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At G81

Notes

  • This category is to be used only when hemiplegia (complete)(incomplete) is reported without further specification, or is stated to be old or longstanding but of unspecified cause. The category is also for use in multiple coding to identify these types of hemiplegia resulting from any cause.

Excludes1

  • congenital cerebral palsy (G80.-) G80
  • hemiplegia and hemiparesis due to sequela of cerebrovascular disease (I69.05-, I69.15-, I69.25-, I69.35-, I69.85-, I69.95-) I69.05 I69.15 I69.25 I69.35 I69.85 I69.95

Notes that also apply

Chapter 6 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 6 page.

Index entries

  • Hemiplegia → G81.9-
  • Hemiplegiaflaccid → G81.0-
  • Hemiplegiaspastic → G81.1-
  • Hemiplegiaascending NEC → G81.90

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