1. G81 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis

    Note: This category is to be used only when hemiplegia (complete)(incomplete) is reported without further specification, or is stated to be old or longstanding but of unspecified cause. The category is also for use in multiple coding to identify these types of hemiplegia resulting from any cause.

    Excludes1

    1. G81.0 Flaccid hemiplegia

      1. G81.00 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting unspecified side

      2. G81.01 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right dominant side

      3. G81.02 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left dominant side

      4. G81.03 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side

      5. G81.04 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side

    2. G81.1 Spastic hemiplegia

      1. G81.10 Spastic hemiplegia affecting unspecified side

      2. G81.11 Spastic hemiplegia affecting right dominant side

      3. G81.12 Spastic hemiplegia affecting left dominant side

      4. G81.13 Spastic hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side

      5. G81.14 Spastic hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side

    3. G81.9 Hemiplegia, unspecified

      1. G81.90 Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting unspecified side

      2. G81.91 Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side

      3. G81.92 Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side

      4. G81.93 Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right nondominant side

      5. G81.94 Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left nondominant side

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.