G52.1 Disorders of glossopharyngeal nerve

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Disorder of 9th cranial nerve
• Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

Applies from G52 Disorders of other cranial nerves

Excludes2 (not included here)

• disorders of acoustic [8th] nerve (H93.3)
• disorders of optic [2nd] nerve (H46, H47.0)
• paralytic strabismus due to nerve palsy (H49.0-H49.2)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 073-074 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 352.1 Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (approximate)
• 352.2 Other disorders of glossopharyngeal [9th] nerve (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for G52.1

• Compression › cranial nerve › ninth
• Disorder (of) › nerve › cranial › ninth
• Disorder (of) › nerve › glossopharyngeal NEC
• Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute) › glossopharyngeal (nerve)
• Palsy › glossopharyngeal

Nearby codes

• G52 Disorders of other cranial nerves
• G52.0 Disorders of olfactory nerve
• G52.1 Disorders of glossopharyngeal nerve (this code)
• G52.2 Disorders of vagus nerve
• G52.3 Disorders of hypoglossal nerve
• G52.7 Disorders of multiple cranial nerves
• G52.8 Disorders of other specified cranial nerves
• G52.9 Cranial nerve disorder, unspecified