Excludes1

  • 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-)
  1. G56 Mononeuropathies of upper limb

    1. G56.0 Carpal tunnel syndrome

      1. G56.00 Carpal tunnel syndrome, unspecified upper limb

      2. G56.01 Carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper limb

      3. G56.02 Carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper limb

      4. G56.03 Carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral upper limbs

    2. G56.1 Other lesions of median nerve

      1. G56.10 Other lesions of median nerve, unspecified upper limb

      2. G56.11 Other lesions of median nerve, right upper limb

      3. G56.12 Other lesions of median nerve, left upper limb

      4. G56.13 Other lesions of median nerve, bilateral upper limbs

    3. G56.2 Lesion of ulnar nerve

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Tardy ulnar nerve palsy
      1. G56.20 Lesion of ulnar nerve, unspecified upper limb

      2. G56.21 Lesion of ulnar nerve, right upper limb

      3. G56.22 Lesion of ulnar nerve, left upper limb

      4. G56.23 Lesion of ulnar nerve, bilateral upper limbs

    4. G56.3 Lesion of radial nerve

      1. G56.30 Lesion of radial nerve, unspecified upper limb

      2. G56.31 Lesion of radial nerve, right upper limb

      3. G56.32 Lesion of radial nerve, left upper limb

      4. G56.33 Lesion of radial nerve, bilateral upper limbs

    5. G56.4 Causalgia of upper limb

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Complex regional pain syndrome II of upper limb
      1. G56.40 Causalgia of unspecified upper limb

      2. G56.41 Causalgia of right upper limb

      3. G56.42 Causalgia of left upper limb

      4. G56.43 Causalgia of bilateral upper limbs

    6. G56.8 Other specified mononeuropathies of upper limb

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Interdigital neuroma of upper limb
      1. G56.80 Other specified mononeuropathies of unspecified upper limb

      2. G56.81 Other specified mononeuropathies of right upper limb

      3. G56.82 Other specified mononeuropathies of left upper limb

      4. G56.83 Other specified mononeuropathies of bilateral upper limbs

    7. G56.9 Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb

      1. G56.90 Unspecified mononeuropathy of unspecified upper limb

      2. G56.91 Unspecified mononeuropathy of right upper limb

      3. G56.92 Unspecified mononeuropathy of left upper limb

      4. G56.93 Unspecified mononeuropathy of bilateral upper limbs

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.