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 | G57.9 | Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb | not billable |
| 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 | G57.9 | Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb | not billable |
| 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 | T70.3 | Caisson disease [decompression sickness] | not billable |
| 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 | |
| descendingNEC | 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 | T70.3 | Caisson disease [decompression sickness] | not billable |
| embolic | I63.4 | Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteries | not billable |
| 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 | G56.9 | Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb | not billable |
| 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 | T79.6 | Traumatic ischemia of muscle | not billable |
| 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 | G83.1 | Monoplegia of lower limb | not billable |
| lip | K13.0 | Diseases of lips | |
| Lissauer's | A52.17 | General paresis | |
| lung | J98.4 | Other disorders of lung | |
| median nerve | G56.1 | Other lesions of median nerve | not billable |
| 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 | G56.9 | Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb | not billable |
| musculospiral | G56.9 | Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb | not billable |
| 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 | G57.3 | Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve | not billable |
| pharynx | J39.2 | Other diseases of pharynx | |
| phrenic nerve | G56.8 | Other specified mononeuropathies of upper limb | not billable |
| plantar nerve | G57.6 | Lesion of plantar nerve | not billable |
| pneumogastric nerve | G52.2 | Disorders of vagus nerve | |
| popliteal nerve | G57.3 | Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve | not billable |
| 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 | G57.9 | Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb | not billable |
| radial nerve | G56.3 | Lesion of radial nerve | not billable |
| 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 | G57.0 | Lesion of sciatic nerve | not billable |
| senile | G83.9 | Paralytic syndrome, unspecified | |
| shoulder | G56.9 | Unspecified mononeuropathy of upper limb | not billable |
| 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