G56.3 Lesion of radial 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 G56.3

• G56.30 Lesion of radial nerve, unspecified upper limb
• G56.31 Lesion of radial nerve, right upper limb
• G56.32 Lesion of radial nerve, left upper limb
• G56.33 Lesion of radial nerve, bilateral upper limbs

Code annotations containing back-references to G56.3

Back-references to G56

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

Diagnosis Index entries for G56.3

• Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › nerve › radial
• Mononeuritis › radial nerve
• Palsy › radial nerve (acute)
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › nerve › radial
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › radial nerve

Nearby codes

• G56.2 Lesion of ulnar nerve
• G56.20 Lesion of ulnar nerve, unspecified upper limb
• G56.21 Lesion of ulnar nerve, right upper limb
• G56.22 Lesion of ulnar nerve, left upper limb
• G56.23 Lesion of ulnar nerve, bilateral upper limbs
• G56.3 Lesion of radial nerve (this code)
• G56.30 Lesion of radial nerve, unspecified upper limb
• G56.31 Lesion of radial nerve, right upper limb
• G56.32 Lesion of radial nerve, left upper limb
• G56.33 Lesion of radial nerve, bilateral upper limbs
• G56.4 Causalgia of upper limb