G54.0 Brachial plexus disorders

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Thoracic outlet syndrome

Applies from G54 Nerve root and plexus disorders

Excludes1 (never code together)

• current traumatic nerve root and plexus disorders - see nerve injury by body region
• intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51)
• neuralgia or neuritis NOS (M79.2)
• neuritis or radiculitis brachial NOS (M54.13)
• neuritis or radiculitis lumbar NOS (M54.16)
• neuritis or radiculitis lumbosacral NOS (M54.17)
• neuritis or radiculitis thoracic NOS (M54.14)
• radiculitis NOS (M54.10)
• radiculopathy NOS (M54.10)
• spondylosis (M47.-)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 353.0 Brachial plexus lesions (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to G54.0

Back-references to G54.0

• Type 2 Excludes: M53.1 Cervicobrachial syndrome ("thoracic outlet syndrome (G54.0)")

Diagnosis Index entries for G54.0

• Angiospasm (peripheral) (traumatic) (vessel) › brachial plexus
• Angiospasm (peripheral) (traumatic) (vessel) › nerve › arm › axillary
• Angiospasm (peripheral) (traumatic) (vessel) › nerve › axillary
• Compression › brachial plexus
• Compression › nerve › axillary
• Degeneration, degenerative › brachial plexus
• Disorder (of) › brachial plexus
• Disorder (of) › nerve › axillary
• Irritation › axillary nerve
• Irritation › brachial plexus
• Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › brachial plexus
• Naffziger's syndrome
• Neuropathy, neuropathic › brachial plexus
• Palsy › brachial plexus NEC
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › axillary
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › brachial plexus
• Plexitis, brachial
• Pressure › brachial plexus
• Scalenus anticus (anterior) syndrome
• Syndrome › brachial plexus
• Syndrome › cervicothoracic outlet
• Syndrome › costoclavicular
• Syndrome › hyperabduction
• Syndrome › middle radicular
• Syndrome › Naffziger's
• Syndrome › outlet (thoracic)
• Syndrome › scalenus anticus (anterior)
• Syndrome › subcoracoid-pectoralis minor
• Syndrome › thoracic outlet (compression)
• Syndrome › thoracic outlet (compression) › neurogenic
• Syndrome › Wright's (hyperabduction)
• Thoracic › outlet syndrome
• Vasospasm (vasoconstriction) › nerve › brachial plexus
• Wright's syndrome

Nearby codes

• G54 Nerve root and plexus disorders
• G54.0 Brachial plexus disorders (this code)
• G54.1 Lumbosacral plexus disorders
• G54.2 Cervical root disorders, not elsewhere classified
• G54.3 Thoracic root disorders, not elsewhere classified
• G54.4 Lumbosacral root disorders, not elsewhere classified
• G54.5 Neuralgic amyotrophy