G56.1
Other lesions of median nerve
G56.1 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other lesions of median nerve. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are G56.10 Other lesions of median nerve, unspecified upper limb; G56.11 Other lesions of median nerve, right upper limb; G56.12 Other lesions of median nerve, left upper limb and G56.13 Other lesions of median nerve, bilateral upper limbs. Its coding notes include 6 Excludes1 entries and 8 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
- current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
- 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)
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 6 entries