G53 Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• multiple cranial nerve palsy in sarcoidosis (D86.82)
• multiple cranial nerve palsy in syphilis (A52.15)
• postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis (B02.21)
• postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia (B02.22)

Code first

• underlying disease, such as:
• neoplasm (C00-D49)

Applies from G53 Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Excludes1 (never code together)

• multiple cranial nerve palsy in sarcoidosis (D86.82)
• multiple cranial nerve palsy in syphilis (A52.15)
• postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis (B02.21)
• postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia (B02.22)

Code first

• underlying disease, such as:
• neoplasm (C00-D49)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 352.9 Unspecified disorder of cranial nerves (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Manifestation codes as principal diagnosis: Manifestation codes describe the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself, and are not allowed as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to G53

Back-references to G53

• Code Also: G96.81 Intracranial hypotension ("Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (G53)")

Back-references to G53

• Code Also: G96.81 Intracranial hypotension ("Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (G53)")

Diagnosis Index entries for G53

• Palsy › cranial nerve › multiple › in › infectious disease
• Palsy › cranial nerve › multiple › in › neoplastic disease
• Palsy › cranial nerve › multiple › in › parasitic disease

Nearby codes

• G53 Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (this code)