ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

G83.8Other specified paralytic syndromes

Not billable — use a more specific code

G83.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 5 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About G83.8

G83.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified paralytic syndromes. It belongs to category G83 (other paralytic syndromes), block G80-G83 (cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes) and chapter 6 (diseases of the nervous system). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 5 subcodes must be used instead.

Within G83, choose G83.8 (Other specified paralytic syndromes) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: diplegia of upper limbs (G83.0), monoplegia of lower limb (G83.1), monoplegia of upper limb (G83.2), monoplegia, unspecified (G83.3), cauda equina syndrome (G83.4), Locked-in state (G83.5) and paralytic syndrome, unspecified (G83.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: G83.81 (syndrome), G83.82 (syndrome), G83.83 (syndrome), G83.84 ((postepileptic)) and G83.89 (syndromes).

Don't report G83.8 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury (S14, S24, S34).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under G83.8

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code

paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury (S14, S24, S34)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to G83.8.

› From G83 Other paralytic syndromes

Note

This category is to be used only when the listed conditions are reported without further specification, or are stated to be old or longstanding but of unspecified cause. The category is also for use in multiple coding to identify these conditions resulting from any cause.

Includes

paralysis (complete) (incomplete), except as in G80-G82

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system.

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
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Common questions about G83.8

Is G83.8 billable?: No. G83.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.