G56.1 Other lesions of median nerve

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 G56.1

• G56.10 Other lesions of median nerve, unspecified upper limb
• G56.11 Other lesions of median nerve, right upper limb
• G56.12 Other lesions of median nerve, left upper limb
• G56.13 Other lesions of median nerve, bilateral upper limbs

Code annotations containing back-references to G56.1

Back-references to G56

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

Diagnosis Index entries for G56.1

• Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › nerve › median
• Mononeuritis › median nerve
• Neuritis (rheumatoid) › thenar (median)
• Neuropathy, neuropathic › median nerve
• Palsy › median nerve (tardy)
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › median nerve

Nearby codes

• G56.0 Carpal tunnel syndrome
• 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 (this code)
• G56.10 Other lesions of median nerve, unspecified upper limb
• G56.11 Other lesions of median nerve, right upper limb
• G56.12 Other lesions of median nerve, left upper limb
• G56.13 Other lesions of median nerve, bilateral upper limbs
• G56.2 Lesion of ulnar nerve