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ICD-10 diagnosis code

G56.1 Other lesions of median nerve

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G56.1 is the ICD-10 code for Other lesions of median nerve. It is a four-character subcategory of G56 (Mononeuropathies of upper limb), 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

G56.1 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

G56.1Andra lesioner av nervus medianus

NorwayICD-10-NO

G56.1Annen lesjon i nervus medianus

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DG561Anden neuropati i nervus medianus

FinlandICD-10-FI

G56.1Muu keskihermon sairaus

GermanyICD-10-GM

G56.1Sonstige Läsionen des N. medianus

FranceICD-10-FR

G56.1Autres lésions du nerf médian

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

G56.1overige aandoeningen van nervus medianus

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • G56.10Other lesions of median nerve, unspecified upper limb
  • G56.11Other lesions of median nerve, right upper limb
  • G56.12Other lesions of median nerve, left upper limb
  • G56.13Other lesions of median nerve, 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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