G56
G56: Mononeuropathies of upper limb
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
G56 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for mononeuropathies of upper limb. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region
Other codes that can never be billed with G56
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead G56
7 child codes. Green means billable.