G51.3

Clonic hemifacial spasm

Non-billable header

G51.3 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from G51)

  • 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 (from G51)
  • neuralgia NOS (M79.2) (from G51)
  • neuritis NOS (M79.2) (from G51)
  • peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-) (from G51)
  • radiculitis NOS (M54.1-) (from G51)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from G51)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from G51)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from G51)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from G51)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from G51)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from G51)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from G51)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from G51)

Also known as

  • Bell's, spasm
  • Myoclonus, myoclonic, myoclonia, facial
  • Spasm, spastic, spasticity, Bell's
  • Spasm, spastic, spasticity, facial
  • Spasm, spastic, spasticity, hemifacial

Parent code

  • G51Facial nerve disordersHeader

More specific codes G51.3

  • G51.31Clonic hemifacial spasm, rightBillable
  • G51.32Clonic hemifacial spasm, leftBillable
  • G51.33Clonic hemifacial spasm, bilateralBillable
  • G51.39Clonic hemifacial spasm, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

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

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