G51.8
BillableOther disorders of facial nerve
Other disorders of facial nerve
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Abnormal nervous system function13028004
- Abnormal neurological function13028004
- Nervus intermedius disorder49734000
- Alajouanine syndrome63900005
- Alajouanine's syndrome63900005
- Risus caninus64314006
- Risus sardonicus64314006
- Compression of cranial nerve95664006
- Cranial nerve compression95664006
- Facial hemiatrophy95834000
- Facial trophoneurosis95834000
- Hemifacial atrophy95834000
- Compression facial neuropathy230545005
- Inflammatory facial neuropathy232267001
- Chorda tympani disorder347079002
- Chronic facial pain432615008
- Chronic pain in face432615008
- Familial trembling of chin718103001
- Hereditary chin trembling718103001
- Hereditary geniospasm718103001
- Persistent idiopathic facial pain785723001
- Dissociative neurological symptom disorder co-occurrent with facial spasm788909008
- Functional neurological symptom disorder with facial spasm788909008
- Cranial nerve 7 abnormal449991000124107
- Seventh cranial nerve abnormal449991000124107
- Facial neuralgia4151000119102
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G51.8?
ICD-10-CM code G51.8 represents "Other disorders of facial nerve". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G51.8 a billable code?
Yes, G51.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G51.8 in?
G51.8 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G51.8?
G51.8 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 G51.8 map to?
G51.8 maps to 15 SNOMED CT concepts: 13028004, 63900005, 347079002, 432615008, 230545005, and 10 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G51.8?
G51.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0029616. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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