Is G82.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. G82.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does G82.2 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99), in the block Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes (G80-G83).

What cannot be coded together with G82.2?

G82.2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above G82.2 (G82) and apply to it just the same.

G82.2

G82.2 — Paraplegia

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

G82.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for paraplegia. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Paralysis of both lower limbs NOS
Paraparesis (lower) NOS
Paraplegia (lower) NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above G82.2

These are not written on G82.2, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing G82.2 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on G82 — Paraplegia (paraparesis) and quadriplegia (quadriparesis)

congenital cerebral palsy (G80.-)
functional quadriplegia (R53.2)
hysterical paralysis (F44.4)

Risk adjustment

G82.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

G82.2 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead G82.2

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share G82. If G82.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

G82.5Quadriplegia

Questions about G82.2

Is G82.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. G82.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does G82.2 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99), in the block Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes (G80-G83).
What cannot be coded together with G82.2?: G82.2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above G82.2 (G82) and apply to it just the same.