What ICD-10 Codes are Used for Neuropathy?
Below are some commonly used ICD-10-CM codes for Neuropathy, along with their clinical descriptions:
- G60.0 - Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy: This disorder affects the peripheral nerves, which carry information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and sensory cells that detect sensations such as touch, pain, and temperature.
- G60.9 - Hereditary and idiopathic neuropathy, unspecified: This is a catch-all for inherited or idiopathic forms of neuropathy that don't fit into other categories.
- G61.0 - Guillain-Barre syndrome: An acute inflammatory polyneuropathy characterized by weakness and numbness, often following an infection.
- G62.9 - Polyneuropathy, unspecified: This category is for a widespread nerve disorder affecting multiple peripheral nerves.
- G63 - Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere: This code is used when polyneuropathy is a symptom of another coded disease.
- E11.42 - Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic polyneuropathy: This is used when neuropathy is a complication of Type 2 diabetes.

