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G55 - Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere


The ICD 10 Code for Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere is listed as G55.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: G55
Description: Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere
  • Code first underlying disease, such as:
  • neoplasm (C00-D49)
  • Excludes1: nerve root compression (due to) (in) ankylosing spondylitis (M45.-)
  • nerve root compression (due to) (in) dorsopathies (M53.-, M54.-)
  • nerve root compression (due to) (in) intervertebral disc disorders (M50.1.-, M51.1.-)
  • nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylopathies (M46.-, M48.-)
  • nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylosis (M47.0-M47.2.-)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)		 073 - Cranial & Peripheral Nerve Disorders W Mcc
074 - Cranial & Peripheral Nerve Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 353.8 - Other nerve root and plexus disorders (approximate)