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Category · FY2027

G83 Other paralytic syndromes

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G83 is not billable. The category heads 24 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 8 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. G83 Other paralytic syndromes
Billable codes
24
Subdivisions
8
CC / MCC codes
2 / 1
HCC V28 codes
24
New FY2027
0
Index entries
53

Codes in G83

  1. G83.0
    Diplegia of upper limbs
    BillableCC254
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Diplegia (upper)
    • Paralysis of both upper limbs
  2. G83.1
    Monoplegia of lower limb
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Paralysis of lower limb

    Excludes1

  3. G83.10
    Monoplegia of lower limb affecting unspecified side
    Billable254
  4. G83.11
    Monoplegia of lower limb affecting right dominant side
    Billable254
  5. G83.12
    Monoplegia of lower limb affecting left dominant side
    Billable254
  6. G83.13
    Monoplegia of lower limb affecting right nondominant side
    Billable254
  7. G83.14
    Monoplegia of lower limb affecting left nondominant side
    Billable254
  8. G83.2
    Monoplegia of upper limb
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Paralysis of upper limb

    Excludes1

  9. G83.20
    Monoplegia of upper limb affecting unspecified side
    Billable254
  10. G83.21
    Monoplegia of upper limb affecting right dominant side
    Billable254
  11. G83.22
    Monoplegia of upper limb affecting left dominant side
    Billable254
  12. G83.23
    Monoplegia of upper limb affecting right nondominant side
    Billable254
  13. G83.24
    Monoplegia of upper limb affecting left nondominant side
    Billable254
  14. G83.3
    Monoplegia, unspecified
    Header
  15. G83.30
    Monoplegia, unspecified affecting unspecified side
    Billable254
  16. G83.31
    Monoplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side
    Billable254
  17. G83.32
    Monoplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side
    Billable254
  18. G83.33
    Monoplegia, unspecified affecting right nondominant side
    Billable254
  19. G83.34
    Monoplegia, unspecified affecting left nondominant side
    Billable254
  20. G83.4
    Cauda equina syndrome
    BillableCC182
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Neurogenic bladder due to cauda equina syndrome

    Excludes1

    • cord bladder NOS (G95.89) G95.89
    • neurogenic bladder NOS (N31.9) N31.9
  21. G83.5
    Locked-in state
    BillableMCC254
  22. G83.8
    Other specified paralytic syndromes
    Header
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury (S14, S24, S34) S14 S24 S34
  23. G83.81
    Brown-Séquard syndrome
    Billable254
  24. G83.82
    Anterior cord syndrome
    Billable254
  25. G83.83
    Posterior cord syndrome
    Billable254
  26. G83.84
    Todd's paralysis (postepileptic)
    Billable254
  27. G83.89
    Other specified paralytic syndromes
    Billable254
  28. G83.9
    Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
    Billable254

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 G83

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.

Includes

  • paralysis (complete) (incomplete), except as in G80-G82 G80 G82

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Diplegia (upper limbs) → G83.0
  • Monoplegia → G83.3-
  • Locked-in state → G83.5
  • Brown-Séquard disease, paralysis or syndrome → G83.81
  • Triplegia → G83.89
  • Palsy → G83.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) → G83.9
  • Monoplegialower limb → G83.1-
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)leg → G83.1-
  • Monoplegiaupper limb → G83.2-
  • Compressioncauda equina → G83.4
  • Lesion(s) (nontraumatic)cauda equina → G83.4
  • Syndromecauda equina → G83.4
  • State (of)locked-in → G83.5
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)Brown-Séquard → G83.81
  • SyndromeBrown-Sequard → G83.81
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)postepileptic transitory → G83.84
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)Todd's (postepileptic transitory paralysis) → G83.84
  • Todd'sparalysis (postepileptic) (transitory) → G83.84
  • Hemiplegiaalternans facialis → G83.89
  • Jackson'sparalysis or syndrome → G83.89
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)alternating (oculomotor) → G83.89
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)Babinski-Nageotte's → G83.89
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)crossed leg → G83.89
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)Jackson's → G83.89
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)medullary (tegmental) → G83.89
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)mesencephalic NEC → G83.89
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)middle alternating → G83.89
  • SyndromeBabinski-Nageotte → G83.89
  • SyndromeJackson's → G83.89
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)brain → G83.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)inferior nuclear → G83.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)motor → G83.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)senile → G83.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)spastic → G83.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)spinal (cord) → G83.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)syndrome → G83.9
  • Paresissenile → G83.9
  • Syndromeparalytic → G83.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)braindiplegia → G83.0

13 more, longer entries are not listed; the search box finds them by word.

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