G51.9
G51.9: Disorder of facial nerve, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
G51.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disorder of facial nerve, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check G51.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
G51.9 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56439Billing and Coding: Blepharoplasty
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A56868Billing and Coding: Outpatient Speech Language Pathology
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Disease, diseased›facial nerve(seventh)
- Neuropathy, neuropathic›facial nerve
- Disorder›nerve›facial
- Lesion›cranial nerve›seventh
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.