ICD-10 Code for Paralysis
Also indexed as (complete) (incomplete)
The ICD-10-CM code for paralysis is G83.9 — Paralytic syndrome, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for paralysis with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
BillableUnspecified
G83.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which paralysis code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 106 codes under Paralysis, paralytic. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| abductor, lower extremity | G57.9Not billable | Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb |
| accessory nerve | G52.8 | Disorders of other specified cranial nerves |
| agitans | G20.C | Parkinsonism, unspecified |
| alternating | G83.89 | Other specified paralytic syndromes |
| amyotrophic | G12.21 | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ankle | G57.9Not billable | Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb |
| anus | K62.89 | Other specified diseases of anus and rectum |
| ascending, acute | G61.0 | Guillain-Barre syndrome |
| association | G12.29 | Other motor neuron disease |
| asthenic bulbar | G70.00 | Myasthenia gravis without (acute) exacerbation |
| ataxic | G11.9 | Hereditary ataxia, unspecified |
| atrophic | G58.9 | Mononeuropathy, unspecified |
| axillary | G54.0 | Brachial plexus disorders |
| Babinski-Nageotte's | G83.89 | Other specified paralytic syndromes |
| Bell's | G51.0 | Bell's palsy |
| Benedikt's | G46.3 | Brain stem stroke syndrome |
| birth injury | P14.9 | Birth injury to peripheral nervous system, unspecified |
| bladder | N31.2 | Flaccid neuropathic bladder, not elsewhere classified |
| bowel, colon or intestine | K56.0 | Paralytic ileus |
| brachial plexus | G54.0 | Brachial plexus disorders |
| brain | G83.9 | Paralytic syndrome, unspecified |
| bronchial | J98.09 | Other diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classified |
| Brown-Séquard | G83.81 | Brown-Sequard syndrome |
| bulbar | G12.22 | Progressive bulbar palsy |
| bulbospinal | G70.00 | Myasthenia gravis without (acute) exacerbation |
| cardiac | I50.9 | Heart failure, unspecified |
| cerebrocerebellar, diplegic | G80.1 | Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy |
| Céstan-Chenais | G46.3 | Brain stem stroke syndrome |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth type | G60.0 | Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy |
| Clark's | G80.9 | Cerebral palsy, unspecified |
| colon | K56.0 | Paralytic ileus |
| compressed air | T70.3Not billable | Caisson disease [decompression sickness] |
| conjugate movement | H51.0 | Palsy (spasm) of conjugate gaze |
| cranial or cerebral nerve | G52.9 | Cranial nerve disorder, unspecified |
| creeping | G12.22 | Progressive bulbar palsy |
| crossed leg | G83.89 | Other specified paralytic syndromes |
| deglutition | R13.0 | Aphagia |
| dementia | A52.17 | General paresis |
| descending NEC | G12.29 | Other motor neuron disease |
| diaphragm | J98.6 | Disorders of diaphragm |
| digestive organs NEC | K59.89 | Other specified functional intestinal disorders |
| divergence | H51.8 | Other specified disorders of binocular movement |
| diver's | T70.3Not billable | Caisson disease [decompression sickness] |
| embolic | I63.4Not billable | Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteries |
| Erb | P14.0 | Erb's paralysis due to birth injury |
| Erb's syphilitic spastic spinal | A52.17 | General paresis |
| esophagus | K22.89 | Other specified disease of esophagus |
| eye muscle | H49.9 | Unspecified paralytic strabismus |
| facial | G51.0 | Bell's palsy |
| familial | G72.3 | Periodic paralysis |
| fauces | J39.2 | Other diseases of pharynx |
| finger | G56.9Not billable | Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb |
| gait | R26.1 | Paralytic gait |
| gastric nerve | G52.2 | Disorders of vagus nerve |
| gaze, conjugate | H51.0 | Palsy (spasm) of conjugate gaze |
| general | A52.17 | General paresis |
| glottis | J38.00 | Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unspecified |
| gluteal | G54.1 | Lumbosacral plexus disorders |
| Gubler | G46.3 | Brain stem stroke syndrome |
| hyperkalemic periodic | G72.3 | Periodic paralysis |
| hypoglossal | G52.3 | Disorders of hypoglossal nerve |
| hypokalemic periodic | G72.3 | Periodic paralysis |
| hysterical | F44.4 | Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit |
| ileus | K56.0 | Paralytic ileus |
| infantile | A80.30 | Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, unspecified |
| inferior nuclear | G83.9 | Paralytic syndrome, unspecified |
| intestine | K56.0 | Paralytic ileus |
| iris | H57.09 | Other anomalies of pupillary function |
| ischemic, Volkmann's | T79.6Not billable | Traumatic ischemia of muscle |
| Jackson's | G83.89 | Other specified paralytic syndromes |
| Jamaica ginger | G62.2 | Polyneuropathy due to other toxic agents |
| juvenile general | A50.45 | Juvenile general paresis |
| Klumpke | P14.1 | Klumpke's paralysis due to birth injury |
| labioglossal | G12.29 | Other motor neuron disease |
| Landry's | G61.0 | Guillain-Barre syndrome |
| laryngeal nerve | J38.00 | Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unspecified |
| larynx | J38.00 | Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unspecified |
| lateral | G12.23 | Primary lateral sclerosis |
| leg | G83.1Not billable | Monoplegia of lower limb |
| lip | K13.0 | Diseases of lips |
| Lissauer's | A52.17 | General paresis |
| lung | J98.4 | Other disorders of lung |
| median nerve | G56.1Not billable | Other lesions of median nerve |
| medullary | G83.89 | Other specified paralytic syndromes |
| mesencephalic NEC | G83.89 | Other specified paralytic syndromes |
| middle alternating | G83.89 | Other specified paralytic syndromes |
| Millard-Gubler-Foville | G46.3 | Brain stem stroke syndrome |
| motor | G83.9 | Paralytic syndrome, unspecified |
| muscle, muscular NEC | G72.89 | Other specified myopathies |
| musculocutaneous nerve | G56.9Not billable | Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb |
| musculospiral | G56.9Not billable | Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb |
| normokalemic periodic | G72.3 | Periodic paralysis |
| ocular | H49.9 | Unspecified paralytic strabismus |
| oculofacial, congenital | Q87.0 | Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearance |
| palate | K13.79 | Other lesions of oral mucosa |
| paratrigeminal | G50.9 | Disorder of trigeminal nerve, unspecified |
| periodic | G72.3 | Periodic paralysis |
| peroneal | G57.3Not billable | Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve |
| pharynx | J39.2 | Other diseases of pharynx |
| phrenic nerve | G56.8Not billable | Other specified mononeuropathies of upper limb |
| plantar nerve | G57.6Not billable | Lesion of plantar nerve |
| pneumogastric nerve | G52.2 | Disorders of vagus nerve |
| popliteal nerve | G57.3Not billable | Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve |
| postepileptic transitory | G83.84 | Todd's paralysis (postepileptic) |
| progressive | G12.22 | Progressive bulbar palsy |
| pseudobulbar | G12.29 | Other motor neuron disease |
| pseudohypertrophic | G71.09 | Other specified muscular dystrophies |
| psychogenic | F44.4 | Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit |
| quadriceps | G57.9Not billable | Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb |
| radial nerve | G56.3Not billable | Lesion of radial nerve |
| rectus muscle | H49.9 | Unspecified paralytic strabismus |
| recurrent isolated sleep | G47.53 | Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis |
| respiratory | R06.81 | Apnea, not elsewhere classified |
| sciatic nerve | G57.0Not billable | Lesion of sciatic nerve |
| senile | G83.9 | Paralytic syndrome, unspecified |
| shoulder | G56.9Not billable | Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb |
| sleep, recurrent isolated | G47.53 | Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis |
| spastic | G83.9 | Paralytic syndrome, unspecified |
| spinal | G83.9 | Paralytic syndrome, unspecified |
| sternomastoid | G52.8 | Disorders of other specified cranial nerves |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources