G56.0Non-billable
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system
Coding Guidance
G56.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for hand weakness
hand weakness
View TemplatesHand Weakness
View documentation for pinched nerve
pinched nerve
View TemplatesNerve Compression Syndrome
View documentation for right arm weakness
right arm weakness
View TemplatesMonoplegia of Upper Limb
View documentation for right hand weakness
right hand weakness
View TemplatesRight Hand Weakness
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes1
1 item
Excludes1
From G56:
- •current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region
Excludes2
8 items
Excludes2
From G00-G99:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- •neoplasms (C00-D49)
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)