Alphabetic Index FY2027

G54.5

Neuralgic amyotrophy

FY2027Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system/G50–G59 Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders

BillableComplete code, valid to report
Care settingsHome Health Primary · Neuro Rehabilitation

G54.5 (also written G545) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for neuralgic amyotrophy. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 10 codes in category G54 (Nerve root and plexus disorders). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 4 entries. Its coding notes include 16 Excludes1 entries and 8 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
  • neuralgic amyotrophy in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .44)
Inherited from G54 Nerve root and plexus disorders
  • current traumatic nerve root and plexus disorders - see nerve injury by body region
  • intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51)
  • neuralgia or neuritis NOS (M79.2)
  • neuritis or radiculitis brachial NOS (M54.13)
  • neuritis or radiculitis lumbar NOS (M54.16)
  • neuritis or radiculitis lumbosacral NOS (M54.17)
  • neuritis or radiculitis thoracic NOS (M54.14)
  • radiculitis NOS (M54.10)
  • radiculopathy NOS (M54.10)
  • spondylosis (M47.-)
Also from chapter/block level (5 notes)
Inherited from G50–G59 Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders
  • current traumatic nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - see Injury, nerve by body region
  • neuralgia NOS (M79.2)
  • neuritis NOS (M79.2)
  • peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-)
  • radiculitis NOS (M54.1-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 6 Diseases of the nervous system
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • 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)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the Neuro Rehabilitation clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Parsonage-Aldren-Turner syndrome
  • Shoulder-girdle neuritis

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 4 entries