G61.0 is the ICD-10 code for Guillain-Barré syndrome. It is a four-character subcategory of G61 (Inflammatory polyneuropathy), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G60–G64 (Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- VI · G00–G99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What G61.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Acute (post-)infective polyneuritis
- Miller Fisher Syndrome
G61.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
G61.0Guillain-Barrés syndrom
DG610Guillain-Barrés syndrom
G61.0Guillain-Barrén oireyhtymä
G61.0Guillain-Barré-Syndrom
G61.0Syndrome de Guillain–Barré
G61.0syndroom van Guillain-Barré
G61.0Guillain-Barre syndrome
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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