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G23.1

G23.1: Progressive supranuclear ophthalmoplegia [Steele-Richardson-Olszewski]

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G23.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for progressive supranuclear ophthalmoplegia [steele-richardson-olszewski]. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Progressive supranuclear palsy

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G23.1

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on G23: Other degenerative diseases of basal ganglia

  • multi-system degeneration of the autonomic nervous system (G90.3)

Risk adjustment

G23.1 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 199 Parkinson and Other Degenerative Disease of Basal Ganglia0.615 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

G23.1 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
  • A54954Billing and Coding: Autonomic Function Tests
  • A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
  • A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Steele-Richardson-Olszewski disease or syndrome
  • Willige-Hunt disease or syndrome
  • Ophthalmoplegia›supranuclear, progressive
  • Palsy›progressive supranuclear
  • Paralysis, paralytic›supranuclear(progressive)
  • Palsy›bulbar›supranuclear(progressive)
  • Paralysis, paralytic›progressive›supranuclear

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under G23

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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