ICD-10 diagnosis code
G55 Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere
G55 is the ICD-10 code for Nerve root and plexus compressions 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 G55
- G55.0Nerve root and plexus compressions in neoplastic diseaseC00-D48
- G55.1Nerve root and plexus compressions in intervertebral disc disordersM50-M51
- G55.2Nerve root and plexus compressions in spondylosisM47.-
- G55.3Nerve root and plexus compressions in other dorsopathiesM45-M46M48.-M53-M54
- G55.8Nerve root and plexus compressions in other diseases classified elsewhere
G55 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
G55Kompression av nervrötter och nervplexus vid sjukdomar som klassificeras på annan plats
DG55Kompression af nerverødder og nerveplekser ved sygdomme klassificeret andetsteds
G55Kompression von Nervenwurzeln und Nervenplexus bei anderenorts klassifizierten Krankheiten
G55Nerve root and plexus compressions 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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