Paraplegia
Non-billable header
G82.2 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Paralysis of both lower limbs NOS
- Paraparesis (lower) NOS
- Paraplegia (lower) NOS
Includes (from G82)
- Note: This category is to be used only when the listed conditions are reported without further specification, or are stated to be old or longstanding but of unspecified cause. The category is also for use in multiple coding to identify these conditions resulting from any cause
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from G82)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from G82)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from G82)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from G82)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from G82)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from G82)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from G82)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from G82)
Also known as
- Paralysis of both lower limbs NOS
- Paraparesis (lower) NOS
- Paraplegia (lower) NOS
Parent code
- G82Paraplegia (paraparesis) and quadriplegia (quadriparesis)Header
More specific codes G82.2
Related codes
- G82.5QuadriplegiaHeader