G56 is the ICD-10 code for Mononeuropathies of upper limb. It is a three-character category divided into 6 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 G56 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region
Subcodes of G56
G56 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
G56Mononeuropati (sjukdom i en enda perifer nerv) i övre extremitet
DG56Mononeuropati i arm
- DG564Kausalgi i arm
G56Yläraajan yhden hermon sairaudet
- G56.4Kausalgia
G56Mononeuropathien der oberen Extremität
G56Mononévrite du membre supérieur
G56mononeuropathieën van bovenste extremiteit
Listed through more specific codes:
- G56.40Causalgia of unspecified upper limb
- G56.41Causalgia of right upper limb
- G56.42Causalgia of left upper limb
- G56.43Causalgia of bilateral upper limbs
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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