G54 is the ICD-10 code for Nerve root and plexus disorders. It is a three-character category divided into 10 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
What G54 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of G54
- G54.0Brachial plexus disorders
- G54.1Lumbosacral plexus disorders
- G54.2Cervical root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- G54.3Thoracic root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- G54.4Lumbosacral root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- G54.5Neuralgic amyotrophy
- G54.6Phantom limb syndrome with pain
- G54.7Phantom limb syndrome without pain
- G54.8Other nerve root and plexus disorders
- G54.9Nerve root and plexus disorder, unspecified
G54 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DG54Sygdomme i nerverødder og nerveplekser
G54Hermojuurten ja hermopunosten sairaudet
G54Krankheiten von Nervenwurzeln und Nervenplexus
G54Affections des racines et des plexus nerveux
G54aandoeningen van zenuwwortel en zenuwplexus
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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