G83.0 Diplegia of upper limbs

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Diplegia (upper)
• Paralysis of both upper limbs

Applies from G83 Other paralytic syndromes

Includes

• paralysis (complete) (incomplete), except as in G80-G82

Notes

• This category is to be used only when the listed conditions are reported without further specification, or are stated to be old or longstanding but of unspecified cause. The category is also for use in multiple coding to identify these conditions resulting from any cause.

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 254 — Monoplegia, Other Paralytic Syndromes
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 104 — Monoplegia, Other Paralytic Syndromes
• ESRD V24: HCC 104

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 052-053 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 344.2 Diplegia of upper limbs

Diagnosis Index entries for G83.0

• Diplegia (upper limbs)
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › brain › diplegia

Nearby codes

• G83 Other paralytic syndromes
• G83.0 Diplegia of upper limbs (this code)
• G83.1 Monoplegia of lower limb
• G83.10 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting unspecified side
• G83.11 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting right dominant side
• G83.12 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting left dominant side
• G83.13 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting right nondominant side