G56.0 Carpal tunnel syndrome

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from G56 Mononeuropathies of upper limb

Excludes1 (never code together)

• current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region

Codes under G56.0

• G56.00 Carpal tunnel syndrome, unspecified upper limb
• G56.01 Carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper limb
• G56.02 Carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper limb
• G56.03 Carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral upper limbs

Code annotations containing back-references to G56.0

Back-references to G56

• Type 1 Excludes: M79.2 Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified ("mononeuropathies (G56-G58)")

Diagnosis Index entries for G56.0

• Neuropathy, neuropathic › entrapment › median nerve
• Syndrome › carpal tunnel

Nearby codes

• G56 Mononeuropathies of upper limb
• G56.0 Carpal tunnel syndrome (this code)
• G56.00 Carpal tunnel syndrome, unspecified upper limb
• G56.01 Carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper limb
• G56.02 Carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper limb
• G56.03 Carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral upper limbs
• G56.1 Other lesions of median nerve