Nerve root and plexus disorders
Non-billable header
G54 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
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-)
- current traumatic nerve root and plexus disorders - see nerve injury by body region
- intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51)
- neuralgia or neuritis NOS (M79.2)
- neuritis or radiculitis brachial NOS (M54.13)
- neuritis or radiculitis lumbar NOS (M54.16)
- neuritis or radiculitis lumbosacral NOS (M54.17)
- neuritis or radiculitis thoracic NOS (M54.14)
- radiculitis NOS (M54.10)
- radiculopathy NOS (M54.10)
- spondylosis (M47.-)
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 G54
- G54.0Brachial plexus disordersBillable
- G54.1Lumbosacral plexus disordersBillable
- G54.2Cervical root disorders, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
- G54.3Thoracic root disorders, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
- G54.4Lumbosacral root disorders, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
- G54.5Neuralgic amyotrophyBillable
- G54.6Phantom limb syndrome with painBillable
- G54.7Phantom limb syndrome without painBillable
- G54.8Other nerve root and plexus disordersBillable
- G54.9Nerve root and plexus disorder, unspecifiedBillable
Related codes
- G50Disorders of trigeminal nerveHeader
- G51Facial nerve disordersHeader
- G52Disorders of other cranial nervesHeader
- G53Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- G55Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- G56Mononeuropathies of upper limbHeader
- G57Mononeuropathies of lower limbHeader
- G58Other mononeuropathiesHeader
- G59Mononeuropathy in diseases classified elsewhereBillable