ICD-10 Code for Paraplegia
Also indexed as (lower)
The ICD-10-CM code for paraplegia is G82.20 — Paraplegia, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for paraplegia with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
G82.20 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which paraplegia code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 10 codes under Paraplegia. 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
| complete | G82.21 | Paraplegia, complete | |
| congenital | G80.8 | Other cerebral palsy | |
| familial spastic | G11.4 | Hereditary spastic paraplegia | |
| functional | F44.4 | Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit | |
| hereditary, spastic | G11.4 | Hereditary spastic paraplegia | |
| hysterical | F44.4 | Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit | |
| incomplete | G82.22 | Paraplegia, incomplete | |
| Pott's | A18.01 | Tuberculosis of spine | |
| psychogenic | F44.4 | Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit | |
| syphilitic | A52.17 | General paresis | |
| tropical spastic | G04.1 | Tropical spastic paraplegia |
Paraplegia congenital
| spastic | G80.1 | Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy |
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