G56.21Billable
Lesion of ulnar nerve, right upper limb
Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system
Billable Code
G56.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for cubital tunnel syndrome
cubital tunnel syndrome
View TemplatesCubital Tunnel Syndrome
View documentation for numbness right hand
numbness right hand
View TemplatesParesthesia of Right Hand
View documentation for right cubital tunnel syndrome
right cubital tunnel syndrome
View TemplatesLesion of ulnar nerve, right upper limb
View documentation for ulnar nerve entrapment
ulnar nerve entrapment
View TemplatesUlnar Nerve Entrapment Syndrome
View documentation for ulnar neuropathy
ulnar neuropathy
View TemplatesLesion of Ulnar Nerve
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:
Inclusion Terms
1 item
Inclusion Terms
From G56.2:
- •Tardy ulnar nerve palsy
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)