G56

Mononeuropathies of upper limb

Non-billable header

G56 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 disorder - see nerve injury by body region

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 G56

  • G56.0Carpal tunnel syndromeHeader
  • G56.1Other lesions of median nerveHeader
  • G56.2Lesion of ulnar nerveHeader
  • G56.3Lesion of radial nerveHeader
  • G56.4Causalgia of upper limbHeader
  • G56.8Other specified mononeuropathies of upper limbHeader
  • G56.9Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limbHeader

Related codes

  • G50Disorders of trigeminal nerveHeader
  • G51Facial nerve disordersHeader
  • 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
  • G57Mononeuropathies of lower limbHeader
  • G58Other mononeuropathiesHeader
  • G59Mononeuropathy in diseases classified elsewhereBillable

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