G51.1
G51.1: Geniculate ganglionitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
G51.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for geniculate ganglionitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check G51.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis (B02.21)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
G51.1 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A56773Billing and Coding: Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Ganglionitis›geniculate
- Neuralgia, neuralgic›facialis vera
- Neuritis›geniculate ganglion
- Syndrome›ganglion›geniculi
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.