G83.3

Monoplegia, unspecified

FY2027Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system/G80–G83 Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

G83.3 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for monoplegia, unspecified. 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 G83.30 Monoplegia, unspecified affecting unspecified side; G83.31 Monoplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side; G83.32 Monoplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side; G83.33 Monoplegia, unspecified affecting right nondominant side and 1 more. Its coding notes include 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.

Guidelines I.C.9.d.1; I.C.6.aHemiplegia and monoplegia: dominant and nondominant sideRead the official text

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)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Inherited from G83 Other paralytic syndromes
  • paralysis (complete) (incomplete), except as in G80-G82

Notes

Inherited from G83 Other paralytic syndromes
  • 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.

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry

More specific codes under G83.3 5