G83.83
BillablePosterior cord syndrome
Posterior cord syndrome
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
- FA - Friedreich ataxia10394003
- FRDA - Friedreich ataxia10394003
- Familial ataxia10394003
- Friedreich ataxia10394003
- Friedreich's ataxia10394003
- Friedreich's disease10394003
- Cerebellar ataxia associated with another disorder192874000
- Multiple sclerosis of the spinal cord192927008
- Posterior cord syndrome282786009
- Demyelination of spinal cord308634000
- Spinal demyelination308634000
- Syphilitic posterior spinal sclerosis315826004
- Tabes dorsalis315826004
- Tabetic neurosyphilis315826004
- Posterior cord syndrome due to trauma1343506007
- Traumatic posterior cord syndrome1343506007
- Posterior cord syndrome due to multiple sclerosis1343507003
- Posterior cord syndrome due to tabes dorsalis1343508008
- Posterior cord syndrome due to tabetic neurosyphilis1343508008
- Neoplastic posterior cord syndrome1343510005
- Posterior cord syndrome due to neoplasm1343510005
- Posterior cord syndrome due to Friedreich ataxia1343511009
- Posterior cord syndrome due to vascular malformation1343512002
- Posterior cord syndrome due to cervical spondylosis1343514001
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for posterior cord syndrome?
The ICD-10-CM code for posterior cord syndrome is G83.83. The full clinical description is "Posterior cord syndrome". G83.83 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G83.83 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G83.83 represents "Posterior cord syndrome". 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 G83.83 a billable code?
Yes, G83.83 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G83.83 in?
G83.83 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G83.83?
G83.83 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury (S14, S24, S34).
What SNOMED CT codes does G83.83 map to?
G83.83 maps to 13 SNOMED CT concepts: 192874000, 308634000, 10394003, 192927008, 1343510005, and 8 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G83.83?
G83.83 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0560650. 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.