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Category · FY2027

G82 Paraplegia (paraparesis) and quadriplegia (quadriparesis)

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G82 is not billable. The category heads 8 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 2 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. G82 Paraplegia (paraparesis) and quadriplegia (quadriparesis)
Billable codes
8
Subdivisions
2
CC / MCC codes
3 / 5
HCC V28 codes
8
New FY2027
0
Index entries
10

Codes in G82

  1. G82.2
    Paraplegia
    Header
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Paralysis of both lower limbs NOS
    • Paraparesis (lower) NOS
    • Paraplegia (lower) NOS
  2. G82.20
    Paraplegia, unspecified
    BillableCC181
  3. G82.21
    Paraplegia, complete
    BillableCC181
  4. G82.22
    Paraplegia, incomplete
    BillableCC181
  5. G82.5
    Quadriplegia
    Header
  6. G82.50
    Quadriplegia, unspecified
    BillableMCC180
  7. G82.51
    Quadriplegia, C1-C4 complete
    BillableMCC180
  8. G82.52
    Quadriplegia, C1-C4 incomplete
    BillableMCC180
  9. G82.53
    Quadriplegia, C5-C7 complete
    BillableMCC180
  10. G82.54
    Quadriplegia, C5-C7 incomplete
    BillableMCC180

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).

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Instructions

At G82

Notes

  • This category is to be used only when the listed conditions are reported without further specification, or are stated to be old or longstanding but of unspecified cause. The category is also for use in multiple coding to identify these conditions resulting from any cause

Excludes1

  • congenital cerebral palsy (G80.-) G80
  • functional quadriplegia (R53.2) R53.2
  • hysterical paralysis (F44.4) F44.4

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Paraplegia (lower) → G82.20
  • Quadriplegia → G82.50
  • Tetraplegia (chronic) → G82.50
  • Diplegia (upper limbs)lower limbs → G82.20
  • Paraplegia (lower)complete → G82.21
  • Paraplegia (lower)incomplete → G82.22
  • QuadriplegiacompleteC1-C4 level → G82.51
  • QuadriplegiaincompleteC1-C4 level → G82.52
  • QuadriplegiacompleteC5-C7 level → G82.53
  • QuadriplegiaincompleteC5-C7 level → G82.54

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