G51
Non-billableFacial nerve disorders
Facial nerve disorders
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- disorders of 7th cranial nerve
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Child Codes (7)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- CRANIAL NERVE VII DISC0015464
- Cranial Nerve VII DiseasesC0015464
- Cranial Nerve VII DisordersC0015464
- Disease, Facial NerveC0015464
- Diseases, Facial NerveC0015464
- Disorder of facial nerveC0015464
- Disorder of facial nerve, unspecifiedC0015464
- Disorder of seventh cranial nerveC0015464
- Disorder, Facial NerveC0015464
- Disorders of the VIIth cranial nerveC0015464
- Disorders of the seventh nerveC0015464
- Disorders, Facial NerveC0015464
- FACIAL NERVE DISC0015464
- Facial Nerve DiseaseC0015464
- Facial Nerve DiseasesC0015464
- Facial Nerve DisorderC0015464
- Facial Nerve DisordersC0015464
- Facial NeuropathiesC0015464
- Facial NeuropathyC0015464
- Facial cranial nerve disordersC0015464
- Facial nerve disorderC0015464
- Facial nerve disorder (disorder)C0015464
- Facial nerve disorder NOSC0015464
- Facial nerve disorder, unspecifiedC0015464
- Facial nerve disordersC0015464
- Facial neuropathyC0015464
- Neuropathies, FacialC0015464
- Neuropathy, FacialC0015464
- SEVENTH CRANIAL NERVE DISC0015464
- Seventh Cranial Nerve DiseasesC0015464
- cranial nerve vii diseasesC0015464
- facial nerve diseaseC0015464
- facial nerve diseasesC0015464
- facial nerve disorderC0015464
- facial nerve disordersC0015464
- facial nerve palsiesC0015464
- facial neuropathyC0015464
- disorders of 7th cranial nerveC4290123
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G51?
ICD-10-CM code G51 represents "Facial nerve disorders". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is G51 a billable code?
No, G51 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under G51.
What chapter is G51 in?
G51 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G51?
G51 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: current traumatic nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - see Injury, nerve by body region; neuralgia NOS (M79.2); neuritis NOS (M79.2); and 2 more.
What are the subcategories under G51?
G51 has 7 child codes, including: G51.0 (Bell's palsy), G51.1 (Geniculate ganglionitis), G51.2 (Melkersson's syndrome), G51.3 (Clonic hemifacial spasm), and 3 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G51?
G51 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0015464, C4290123. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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