ICD-10 code for paralysis

• with
• syphilis A52.17 — General paresis
• abducens, abducent (nerve)
• abductor, lower extremity G57.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb
• accessory nerve G52.8 — Disorders of other specified cranial nerves
• accommodation
• hysterical F44.89 — Other dissociative and conversion disorders
• acoustic nerve (except Deafness)
• agitans G20.C — Parkinsonism, unspecified
• arteriosclerotic G21.4 — Vascular parkinsonism
• alternating (oculomotor) G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• amyotrophic G12.21 — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• ankle G57.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb
• anus (sphincter) K62.89 — Other specified diseases of anus and rectum
• arm
• ascending (spinal), acute G61.0 — Guillain-Barre syndrome
• association G12.29 — Other motor neuron disease
• asthenic bulbar G70.00 — Myasthenia gravis without (acute) exacerbation
• with exacerbation (acute) G70.01 — Myasthenia gravis with (acute) exacerbation
• in crisis G70.01 — Myasthenia gravis with (acute) exacerbation
• ataxic (hereditary) G11.9 — Hereditary ataxia, unspecified
• general (syphilitic) A52.17 — General paresis
• atrophic G58.9 — Mononeuropathy, unspecified
• infantile, acute
• progressive G12.22 — Progressive bulbar palsy
• spinal (acute)
• axillary G54.0 — Brachial plexus disorders
• Babinski-Nageotte's G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• Bell's G51.0 — Bell's palsy
• newborn P11.3 — Birth injury to facial nerve
• Benedikt's G46.3 — Brain stem stroke syndrome
• birth injury P14.9 — Birth injury to peripheral nervous system, unspecified
• spinal cord P11.5 — Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
• bladder (neurogenic) (sphincter) N31.2 — Flaccid neuropathic bladder, not elsewhere classified
• bowel, colon or intestine K56.0 — Paralytic ileus
• brachial plexus G54.0 — Brachial plexus disorders
• birth injury P14.3 — Other brachial plexus birth injuries
• newborn (birth injury) P14.3 — Other brachial plexus birth injuries
• brain G83.9 — Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
• diplegia G83.0 — Diplegia of upper limbs
• triplegia G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• bronchial J98.09 — Other diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classified
• Brown-Séquard G83.81 — Brown-Sequard syndrome
• bulbar (chronic) (progressive) G12.22 — Progressive bulbar palsy
• infantile
• poliomyelitic
• pseudo G12.29 — Other motor neuron disease
• bulbospinal G70.00 — Myasthenia gravis without (acute) exacerbation
• with exacerbation (acute) G70.01 — Myasthenia gravis with (acute) exacerbation
• in crisis G70.01 — Myasthenia gravis with (acute) exacerbation
• cardiac I50.9 — Heart failure, unspecified
• cerebrocerebellar, diplegic G80.1 — Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
• cervical
• plexus G54.2 — Cervical root disorders, not elsewhere classified
• sympathetic G90.09 — Other idiopathic peripheral autonomic neuropathy
• Céstan-Chenais G46.3 — Brain stem stroke syndrome
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth type G60.0 — Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
• Clark's G80.9 — Cerebral palsy, unspecified
• colon K56.0 — Paralytic ileus
• compressed air T70.3 — Caisson disease [decompression sickness]
• compression
• arm G56.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb
• leg G57.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb
• lower extremity G57.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb
• upper extremity G56.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb
• congenital (cerebral)
• conjugate movement (gaze) (of eye) H51.0 — Palsy (spasm) of conjugate gaze
• cortical (nuclear) (supranuclear) H51.0 — Palsy (spasm) of conjugate gaze
• cordis
• cranial or cerebral nerve G52.9 — Cranial nerve disorder, unspecified
• creeping G12.22 — Progressive bulbar palsy
• crossed leg G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• crutch
• deglutition R13.0 — Aphagia
• hysterical F44.4 — Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit
• dementia A52.17 — General paresis
• descending (spinal) NEC G12.29 — Other motor neuron disease
• diaphragm (flaccid) J98.6 — Disorders of diaphragm
• due to accidental dissection of phrenic nerve during procedure
• digestive organs NEC K59.89 — Other specified functional intestinal disorders
• diplegic
• divergence (nuclear) H51.8 — Other specified disorders of binocular movement
• diver's T70.3 — Caisson disease [decompression sickness]
• Duchenne's
• birth injury P14.0 — Erb's paralysis due to birth injury
• due to or associated with
• motor neuron disease G12.22 — Progressive bulbar palsy
• muscular dystrophy G71.01 — Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
• due to intracranial or spinal birth injury
• embolic (current episode) I63.4 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteries
• Erb (-Duchenne) (birth) (newborn) P14.0 — Erb's paralysis due to birth injury
• Erb's syphilitic spastic spinal A52.17 — General paresis
• esophagus K22.89 — Other specified disease of esophagus
• eye muscle (extrinsic) H49.9 — Unspecified paralytic strabismus
• intrinsic
• facial (nerve) G51.0 — Bell's palsy
• birth injury P11.3 — Birth injury to facial nerve
• congenital P11.3 — Birth injury to facial nerve
• following operation NEC
• newborn (birth injury) P11.3 — Birth injury to facial nerve
• familial (recurrent) (periodic) G72.3 — Periodic paralysis
• spastic G11.4 — Hereditary spastic paraplegia
• fauces J39.2 — Other diseases of pharynx
• finger G56.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb
• gait R26.1 — Paralytic gait
• gastric nerve (nondiabetic) G52.2 — Disorders of vagus nerve
• gaze, conjugate H51.0 — Palsy (spasm) of conjugate gaze
• general (progressive) (syphilitic) A52.17 — General paresis
• juvenile A50.45 — Juvenile general paresis
• glottis J38.00 — Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unspecified
• bilateral J38.02 — Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, bilateral
• unilateral J38.01 — Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unilateral
• gluteal G54.1 — Lumbosacral plexus disorders
• Gubler (-Millard) G46.3 — Brain stem stroke syndrome
• hand
• heart
• hemiplegic
• hyperkalemic periodic (familial) G72.3 — Periodic paralysis
• hypoglossal (nerve) G52.3 — Disorders of hypoglossal nerve
• hypokalemic periodic G72.3 — Periodic paralysis
• hysterical F44.4 — Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit
• ileus K56.0 — Paralytic ileus
• infantile A80.30 — Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, unspecified
• bulbar
• cerebral
• spastic
• infective
• inferior nuclear G83.9 — Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
• internuclear
• intestine K56.0 — Paralytic ileus
• iris H57.09 — Other anomalies of pupillary function
• due to diphtheria (toxin) A36.89 — Other diphtheritic complications
• ischemic, Volkmann's (complicating trauma) T79.6 — Traumatic ischemia of muscle
• Jackson's G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• jake
• Jamaica ginger (jake) G62.2 — Polyneuropathy due to other toxic agents
• juvenile general A50.45 — Juvenile general paresis
• Klumpke (-Déjérine) (birth) (newborn) P14.1 — Klumpke's paralysis due to birth injury
• labioglossal (laryngeal) (pharyngeal) G12.29 — Other motor neuron disease
• Landry's G61.0 — Guillain-Barre syndrome
• laryngeal nerve (recurrent) (superior) (unilateral) J38.00 — Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unspecified
• bilateral J38.02 — Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, bilateral
• unilateral J38.01 — Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unilateral
• larynx J38.00 — Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unspecified
• bilateral J38.02 — Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, bilateral
• due to diphtheria (toxin) A36.2 — Laryngeal diphtheria
• unilateral J38.01 — Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unilateral
• lateral G12.23 — Primary lateral sclerosis
• lead
• left side
• leg G83.1 — Monoplegia of lower limb
• both
• crossed G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• hysterical F44.4 — Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit
• psychogenic F44.4 — Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit
• transient or transitory R29.818 — Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous system
• traumatic NEC
• levator palpebrae superioris
• limb
• lip K13.0 — Diseases of lips
• Lissauer's A52.17 — General paresis
• lower limb
• both
• lung J98.4 — Other disorders of lung
• median nerve G56.1 — Other lesions of median nerve
• medullary (tegmental) G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• mesencephalic NEC G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• tegmental G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• middle alternating G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• Millard-Gubler-Foville G46.3 — Brain stem stroke syndrome
• monoplegic
• motor G83.9 — Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
• muscle, muscular NEC G72.89 — Other specified myopathies
• due to nerve lesion G58.9 — Mononeuropathy, unspecified
• eye (extrinsic) H49.9 — Unspecified paralytic strabismus
• intrinsic
• oblique
• iris sphincter H21.9 — Unspecified disorder of iris and ciliary body
• ischemic (Volkmann's) (complicating trauma) T79.6 — Traumatic ischemia of muscle
• progressive G12.21 — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• progressive, spinal G12.25 — Progressive spinal muscle atrophy
• spinal progressive G12.25 — Progressive spinal muscle atrophy
• pseudohypertrophic G71.02 — Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
• musculocutaneous nerve G56.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb
• musculospiral G56.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb
• nerve
• abducent
• accessory G52.8 — Disorders of other specified cranial nerves
• auditory (except Deafness)
• birth injury P14.9 — Birth injury to peripheral nervous system, unspecified
• cranial or cerebral G52.9 — Cranial nerve disorder, unspecified
• facial G51.0 — Bell's palsy
• birth injury P11.3 — Birth injury to facial nerve
• congenital P11.3 — Birth injury to facial nerve
• newborn (birth injury) P11.3 — Birth injury to facial nerve
• fourth or trochlear
• newborn (birth injury) P14.9 — Birth injury to peripheral nervous system, unspecified
• oculomotor
• phrenic (birth injury) P14.2 — Phrenic nerve paralysis due to birth injury
• radial G56.3 — Lesion of radial nerve
• seventh or facial G51.0 — Bell's palsy
• newborn (birth injury) P11.3 — Birth injury to facial nerve
• sixth or abducent
• syphilitic A52.15 — Late syphilitic neuropathy
• third or oculomotor
• trigeminal G50.9 — Disorder of trigeminal nerve, unspecified
• trochlear
• ulnar G56.2 — Lesion of ulnar nerve
• normokalemic periodic G72.3 — Periodic paralysis
• ocular H49.9 — Unspecified paralytic strabismus
• alternating G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• oculofacial, congenital (Moebius) Q87.0 — Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearance
• oculomotor (external bilateral) (nerve)
• palate (soft) K13.79 — Other lesions of oral mucosa
• paratrigeminal G50.9 — Disorder of trigeminal nerve, unspecified
• periodic (familial) (hyperkalemic) (hypokalemic) (myotonic) (normokalemic) (potassium sensitive) (secondary) G72.3 — Periodic paralysis
• peripheral autonomic nervous system
• peroneal (nerve) G57.3 — Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve
• pharynx J39.2 — Other diseases of pharynx
• phrenic nerve G56.8 — Other specified mononeuropathies of upper limb
• plantar nerve (s) G57.6 — Lesion of plantar nerve
• pneumogastric nerve G52.2 — Disorders of vagus nerve
• poliomyelitis (current)
• popliteal nerve G57.3 — Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve
• postepileptic transitory G83.84 — Todd's paralysis (postepileptic)
• progressive (atrophic) (bulbar) (spinal) G12.22 — Progressive bulbar palsy
• general A52.17 — General paresis
• infantile acute
• supranuclear G23.1 — Progressive supranuclear ophthalmoplegia [Steele-Richardson-Olszewski]
• pseudobulbar G12.29 — Other motor neuron disease
• pseudohypertrophic (muscle) G71.09 — Other specified muscular dystrophies
• psychogenic F44.4 — Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit
• quadriceps G57.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb
• quadriplegic
• radial nerve G56.3 — Lesion of radial nerve
• rectus muscle (eye) H49.9 — Unspecified paralytic strabismus
• recurrent isolated sleep G47.53 — Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis
• respiratory (muscle) (system) (tract) R06.81 — Apnea, not elsewhere classified
• center NEC G93.89 — Other specified disorders of brain
• congenital P28.89 — Other specified respiratory conditions of newborn
• newborn P28.89 — Other specified respiratory conditions of newborn
• right side
• saturnine
• sciatic nerve G57.0 — Lesion of sciatic nerve
• senile G83.9 — Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
• shaking
• shoulder G56.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb
• sleep, recurrent isolated G47.53 — Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis
• spastic G83.9 — Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
• cerebral
• congenital (cerebral)
• familial G11.4 — Hereditary spastic paraplegia
• hereditary G11.4 — Hereditary spastic paraplegia
• quadriplegic G80.0 — Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy
• syphilitic (spinal) A52.17 — General paresis
• sphincter, bladder
• spinal (cord) G83.9 — Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
• accessory nerve G52.8 — Disorders of other specified cranial nerves
• acute
• ascending acute G61.0 — Guillain-Barre syndrome
• atrophic (acute)
• spastic, syphilitic A52.17 — General paresis
• congenital NEC
• infantile
• hereditary G95.89 — Other specified diseases of spinal cord
• progressive G12.21 — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• muscle G12.25 — Progressive spinal muscle atrophy
• sequelae NEC G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• sternomastoid G52.8 — Disorders of other specified cranial nerves
• stomach K31.84 — Gastroparesis
• diabetic
• nerve G52.2 — Disorders of vagus nerve
• diabetic
• stroke
• subscapularis G56.8 — Other specified mononeuropathies of upper limb
• supranuclear (progressive) G23.1 — Progressive supranuclear ophthalmoplegia [Steele-Richardson-Olszewski]
• sympathetic G90.89 — Other disorders of autonomic nervous system
• cervical G90.09 — Other idiopathic peripheral autonomic neuropathy
• nervous system
• syndrome G83.9 — Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
• specified NEC G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes
• syphilitic spastic spinal (Erb's) A52.17 — General paresis
• thigh G57.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb
• throat J39.2 — Other diseases of pharynx
• diphtheritic A36.0 — Pharyngeal diphtheria
• muscle J39.2 — Other diseases of pharynx
• thrombotic (current episode) I63.3 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries
• thumb G56.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb
• tick
• Todd's (postepileptic transitory paralysis) G83.84 — Todd's paralysis (postepileptic)
• toe G57.6 — Lesion of plantar nerve
• tongue K14.8 — Other diseases of tongue
• transient R29.5 — Transient paralysis
• arm or leg NEC R29.818 — Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous system
• traumatic NEC
• trapezius G52.8 — Disorders of other specified cranial nerves
• traumatic, transient NEC
• trembling
• triceps brachii G56.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb
• trigeminal nerve G50.9 — Disorder of trigeminal nerve, unspecified

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What is the ICD-10 code for paralysis?

G83.9 — Paralytic syndrome, unspecified. More specific codes apply when the documentation supports them: A52.17, G57.9, G52.8, F44.89 and others below.

What is the ICD-10 code for accessory nerve paralysis?

G52.8 — Disorders of other specified cranial nerves.

What is the ICD-10 code for agitans paralysis?

G20.C — Parkinsonism, unspecified.

What is the ICD-10 code for alternating paralysis?

G83.89 — Other specified paralytic syndromes.

What is the ICD-10 code for amyotrophic paralysis?

G12.21 — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

What is the ICD-10 code for ankle paralysis?

G57.9 — Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb (header code; choose a more specific subcode).

What is the ICD-10 code for anus paralysis?

K62.89 — Other specified diseases of anus and rectum.

Is G83.9 billable?

Yes. G83.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Can G83.9 be used as a principal diagnosis?

Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict G83.9 as a principal diagnosis.

Is G83.9 a CC or MCC?

No. G83.9 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.