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G51.0

Billable

Bell's palsy

Bell's palsy

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

G50-G59

Parent Code

G51

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Facial palsy

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • disorders of 7th cranial nerve

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • current traumatic nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - see Injury, nerve by body region
  • neuralgia NOS (M79.2)
  • neuritis NOS (M79.2)
  • peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-)
  • radiculitis NOS (M54.1-)

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)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code G51.0?

ICD-10-CM code G51.0 represents "Bell's palsy". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is G51.0 a billable code?

Yes, G51.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is G51.0 in?

G51.0 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).

What codes cannot be used with G51.0?

G51.0 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 SNOMED CT codes does G51.0 map to?

G51.0 maps to 40 SNOMED CT concepts: 40956001, 386034005, 232269003, 1259084000, 193093009, and 35 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for G51.0?

G51.0 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0376175, C0015469. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.