G83.20
Monoplegia of upper limb affecting unspecified side
G83.20 (also written G8320) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for monoplegia of upper limb affecting unspecified side. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 24 codes in category G83 (Other paralytic syndromes). Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 8 Excludes2 entries.
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
These codes identify whether the dominant or nondominant side is affected. The Guidelines give defaults when the side is documented but dominance is not.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
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)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- paralysis (complete) (incomplete), except as in G80-G82
Notes
- This category is to be used only when the listed conditions are reported without further specification, or are stated to be old or longstanding but of unspecified cause. The category is also for use in multiple coding to identify these conditions resulting from any cause.