G56.90
BillableUnspecified mononeuropathy of unspecified upper limb
Unspecified mononeuropathy of unspecified upper limb
Coding Notes
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
- Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves of upper limb109930004
- Lesion of sensory branch of radial nerve193138001
- Sensory branch of radial nerve lesion193138001
- Compression neuropathy of upper limb230627003
- Peripheral nerve compression arm230627003
- Traumatic neuroma230650009
- Upper limb nerve lesion297945000
- Suprascapular nerve lesion298118004
- Musculocutaneous nerve lesion298120001
- Lesion of lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm298124005
- Lesion of medial cutaneous nerve of forearm298125006
- Digital nerve lesion298126007
- Neuroma of upper limb423435000
- Mononeuropathy of upper limb609591000
- Neuropathy of upper limb609599003
- Suprascapular neuropathy609601001
- Neuropathy of upper limb due to metabolic disorder710349003
- Peripheral neuropathy of upper limb due to metabolic disorder710349003
- Neuropathy of upper limb due to infection710359002
- Peripheral neuropathy of upper limb due to infection710359002
- Inflammation of peripheral nerve of upper extremity1332372003
- Inflammation of peripheral nerve of upper limb1332372003
- Traumatic neuroma of arm101631000119108
- Traumatic neuroma of upper extremity101631000119108
- Traumatic neuroma of upper limb101631000119108
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified mononeuropathy of unspecified upper limb?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified mononeuropathy of unspecified upper limb is G56.90. The full clinical description is "Unspecified mononeuropathy of unspecified upper limb". G56.90 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G56.90 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G56.90 represents "Unspecified mononeuropathy of unspecified upper limb". It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G56.90 a billable code?
Yes, G56.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G56.90 in?
G56.90 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G56.90?
G56.90 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 3 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does G56.90 map to?
G56.90 maps to 18 SNOMED CT concepts: 109930004, 230627003, 298126007, 1332372003, 298124005, and 13 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G56.90?
G56.90 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494487. 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.