Is ICD-10-CM code G82 billable?

No, G82 (Paraplegia (paraparesis) and quadriplegia (quadriparesis)) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code. It must be coded to a more specific subcategory before it can be used for reimbursement.

What chapter does ICD-10-CM code G82 belong to?

G82 belongs to Chapter 6 of the ICD-10-CM tabular list: G00–G99 (Diseases of the Nervous System).

G82Non-billable

Paraplegia (paraparesis) and quadriplegia (quadriparesis)

Diseases of the Nervous System·Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes (G80-G83)·category·FY 2026

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 2 non-billable)

G82.2Paraplegiahas subcodes G82.5Quadriplegiahas subcodes

CH6 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

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)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

congenital cerebral palsy (G80.-)
functional quadriplegia (R53.2)
hysterical paralysis (F44.4)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes

CH6Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)

G80-G83Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes (G80-G83)

G82Paraplegia (paraparesis) and quadriplegia (quadriparesis)Not billable

G82.2ParaplegiaSubcodes

G82.5QuadriplegiaSubcodes

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.