G51.8
G51.8: Other disorders of facial nerve
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
G51.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of facial nerve. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check G51.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
G51.8 is named in 21 Medicare coverage policies: 21 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
- A56439Billing and Coding: Blepharoplasty
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Paraspasmus facialis
- Parry-Romberg syndrome
- Romberg's disease or syndrome
- Hemiatrophy›face, facial, progressive(Romberg)
- Lesion›chorda tympani
- Neuritis›facial
- Atrophy, atrophic›hemifacial›Romberg
- Compression›cranial nerve›seventh
- Neuritis›cranial nerve›seventh or facial
- Disorder›nerve›cranial›seventh NEC
- Disorder›nerve›facial›specified NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.