Chapter 6

G00–G99: Diseases of the Nervous System

Diseases of the Nervous System diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter 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)
Internal Codes
  • G50.9

    Disorder of trigeminal nerve, unspecified

  • G51

    Facial nerve disorders

  • G51.0

    Bell's palsy

  • G51.1

    Geniculate ganglionitis

  • G51.2

    Melkersson's syndrome

  • G51.3

    Clonic hemifacial spasm

  • G51.31

    Clonic hemifacial spasm, right

  • G51.32

    Clonic hemifacial spasm, left

  • G51.33

    Clonic hemifacial spasm, bilateral

  • G51.39

    Clonic hemifacial spasm, unspecified

  • G51.4

    Facial myokymia

  • G51.8

    Other disorders of facial nerve

  • G51.9

    Disorder of facial nerve, unspecified

  • G52

    Disorders of other cranial nerves

  • G52.0

    Disorders of olfactory nerve

  • G52.1

    Disorders of glossopharyngeal nerve

  • G52.2

    Disorders of vagus nerve

  • G52.3

    Disorders of hypoglossal nerve

  • G52.7

    Disorders of multiple cranial nerves

  • G52.8

    Disorders of other specified cranial nerves

  • G52.9

    Cranial nerve disorder, unspecified

  • G53

    Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

  • G54

    Nerve root and plexus disorders

  • G54.0

    Brachial plexus disorders

  • G54.1

    Lumbosacral plexus disorders

  • G54.2

    Cervical root disorders, not elsewhere classified

  • G54.3

    Thoracic root disorders, not elsewhere classified

  • G54.4

    Lumbosacral root disorders, not elsewhere classified

  • G54.5

    Neuralgic amyotrophy

  • G54.6

    Phantom limb syndrome with pain

  • G54.7

    Phantom limb syndrome without pain

  • G54.8

    Other nerve root and plexus disorders

  • G54.9

    Nerve root and plexus disorder, unspecified

  • G55

    Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere

  • G56

    Mononeuropathies of upper limb

  • G56.0

    Carpal tunnel syndrome

  • G56.00

    Carpal tunnel syndrome, unspecified upper limb

  • G56.01

    Carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper limb

  • G56.02

    Carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper limb

  • G56.03

    Carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral upper limbs

  • G56.1

    Other lesions of median nerve

  • G56.10

    Other lesions of median nerve, unspecified upper limb

  • G56.11

    Other lesions of median nerve, right upper limb

  • G56.12

    Other lesions of median nerve, left upper limb

  • G56.13

    Other lesions of median nerve, bilateral upper limbs

  • G56.2

    Lesion of ulnar nerve

  • G56.20

    Lesion of ulnar nerve, unspecified upper limb

  • G56.21

    Lesion of ulnar nerve, right upper limb

  • G56.22

    Lesion of ulnar nerve, left upper limb

  • G56.23

    Lesion of ulnar nerve, bilateral upper limbs

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