351.0 BELL'S PALSY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 351.0

Short Description: Bell's palsy

Long Description: Bell's palsy

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Disorders of the peripheral nervous system (350-359)
      • 351 Facial nerve disorders
        • 351.0 Bell's palsy

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 351.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Bell's
    • palsy, paralysis 351.0
      • infant 767.5
      • newborn 767.5
      • syphilitic 094.89
    • spasm 351.0
  • Diplegia (upper limbs) 344.2
    • facial 351.0
      • congenital 352.6
  • Palsy (see also Paralysis) 344.9
    • Bell's 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
    • facial 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
    • seventh nerve 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • Bell's 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
    • facial (nerve) 351.0
      • birth injury 767.5
      • congenital 767.5
      • following operation NEC 998.2
      • newborn 767.5
    • nerve - see also Disorder, nerve
      • seventh or facial 351.0
        • birth injury 767.5
        • due to
          • injection NEC 999.9
          • operation NEC 997.09
        • newborn 767.5
      • facial 351.0
        • birth injury 767.5
        • newborn 767.5
  • Spasm, spastic, spasticity (see also condition) 781.0
    • Bell's 351.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 351.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
351.0 Right Arrow G51.0 Bell's palsy
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
351.1 Geniculate ganglionitis
351.8 Other facial nerve disorders
351.9 Facial nerve disorder, unspecified


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