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G55.8 Nerve root and plexus compressions in other diseases classified elsewhere

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G55.8 is the ICD-10 code for Nerve root and plexus compressions in other diseases classified elsewhere. It is a four-character subcategory of G55 (Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G50–G59 (Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VI · G00–G99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

G55.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

G55.8Kompression av nervrötter och nervplexus vid andra sjukdomar som klassificeras på annan plats

NorwayICD-10-NO

G55.8Kompresjon av nerverøtter eller nervepleksus ved annen sykdom klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DG558Kompression af nerverod eller nerveplexus ved anden sygdom klassificeret andetsteds

GermanyICD-10-GM

G55.8Kompression von Nervenwurzeln und Nervenplexus bei sonstigen anderenorts klassifizierten Krankheiten

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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