G51

Facial nerve disorders

Non-billable header

G51 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • disorders of 7th cranial nerve

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • current traumatic nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - see Injury, nerve by body region
  • neuralgia NOS (M79.2)
  • neuritis NOS (M79.2)
  • peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-)
  • radiculitis NOS (M54.1-)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

More specific codes G51

  • G51.0Bell's palsyBillable
  • G51.1Geniculate ganglionitisBillable
  • G51.2Melkersson's syndromeBillable
  • G51.3Clonic hemifacial spasmHeader
  • G51.4Facial myokymiaBillable
  • G51.8Other disorders of facial nerveBillable
  • G51.9Disorder of facial nerve, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • G50Disorders of trigeminal nerveHeader
  • G52Disorders of other cranial nervesHeader
  • G53Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhereBillable
  • G54Nerve root and plexus disordersHeader
  • G55Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhereBillable
  • G56Mononeuropathies of upper limbHeader
  • G57Mononeuropathies of lower limbHeader
  • G58Other mononeuropathiesHeader
  • G59Mononeuropathy in diseases classified elsewhereBillable

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