G32.89 — Other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
G32.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Degenerative encephalopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
G32.89 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
G32.89 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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How G32.89 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to G32.89.
- Encephalopathy›degenerative, in specified disease NEC
Related codes at this level
Codes that share G32.8. If G32.89 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about G32.89
- Is G32.89 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. G32.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does G32.89 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99), in the block Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system (G30-G32).