ICD-10 diagnosis code
G53 Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
G53 is the ICD-10 code for Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block G50–G59 (Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- VI · G00–G99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of G53
- G53.0Postzoster neuralgiaB02.2
- G53.1Multiple cranial nerve palsies in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhereA00-B99
- G53.2Multiple cranial nerve palsies in sarcoidosisD86.8
- G53.3Multiple cranial nerve palsies in neoplastic diseaseC00-D48
- G53.8Other cranial nerve disorders in other diseases classified elsewhere
G53 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DG53Forandringer i kranienerver ved sygdomme klassificeret andetsteds
G53Krankheiten der Hirnnerven bei anderenorts klassifizierten Krankheiten
G53Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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