G83.8
Header — not billableOther specified paralytic syndromes
The ICD-10 code for other specified paralytic syndromes is G83.8.
G83.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- G83.0Diplegia of upper limbs
- G83.1Monoplegia of lower limbnon-billable header
- G83.2Monoplegia of upper limbnon-billable header
- G83.3Monoplegia, unspecifiednon-billable header
- G83.4Cauda equina syndrome
- G83.5Locked-in state
- G83.9Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
- G83.8Other specified paralytic syndromesnon-billable header