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G52.8

G52.8: Disorders of other specified cranial nerves

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G52.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disorders of other specified cranial nerves. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G52.8

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on G52: Disorders of other cranial nerves

  • disorders of acoustic [8th] nerve (H93.3)
  • disorders of optic [2nd] nerve (H46, H47.0)
  • paralytic strabismus due to nerve palsy (H49.0-H49.2)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

G52.8 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52866Billing and Coding: Speech-Language Pathology
  • A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
  • A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
  • A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Neuralgia, neuralgic›accessory(nerve)
  • Neuritis›accessory(nerve)
  • Paralysis, paralytic›accessory nerve
  • Paralysis, paralytic›sternomastoid
  • Paralysis, paralytic›trapezius
  • Atrophy, atrophic›nerve›accessory
  • Compression›cranial nerve›eleventh
  • Disorder›nerve›accessory
  • Neuritis›cranial nerve›eleventh or accessory
  • Paralysis, paralytic›nerve›accessory
  • Paralysis, paralytic›spinal›accessory nerve
  • Atrophy, atrophic›nerve›cranial›eleventh(accessory)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under G52

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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