G81.9

Hemiplegia, unspecified

Non-billable header

G81.9 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Note: This category is to be used only when hemiplegia (complete)(incomplete) is reported without further specification, or is stated to be old or longstanding but of unspecified cause. The category is also for use in multiple coding to identify these types of hemiplegia resulting from any cause.

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

congenital cerebral palsy (G80.-) (from G81)
hemiplegia and hemiparesis due to sequela of cerebrovascular disease (I69.05-, I69.15-, I69.25-, I69.35-, I69.85-, I69.95-) (from G81)

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

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from G81)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from G81)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from G81)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from G81)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from G81)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from G81)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from G81)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from G81)