Is G83.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. G83.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does G83.8 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 G83.8?

G83.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

G83.8

G83.8 — Other specified paralytic syndromes

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

G83.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified paralytic syndromes. 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.

paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury (S14, S24, S34)

Risk adjustment

G83.8 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 to one of these instead G83.8

5 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share G83. If G83.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about G83.8

Is G83.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. G83.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does G83.8 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 G83.8?: G83.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.