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G56.9

G56.9: Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified

G56.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above G56.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on G56: Mononeuropathies of upper limb

  • current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region

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 G56.9

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under G56

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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