G50.0
G50.0: Trigeminal neuralgia
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
G50.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for trigeminal neuralgia. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check G50.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Syndrome of paroxysmal facial pain
- Tic douloureux
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
G50.0 is named in 38 Medicare coverage policies: 38 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A55530Billing and Coding: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- A56034Billing and Coding: Nerve Blockade for Treatment of Chronic Pain and Neuropathy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Neuralgia, neuralgic›trigeminal
- Spasm, spastic, spasticity›nerve, trigeminal
- Syndrome›facial pain, paroxysmal
- Syndrome›paroxysmal facial pain
- Tic›douloureux
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.