351.8 FACIAL NERVE DIS NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 351.8

Short Description: Facial nerve dis NEC

Long Description: Other facial nerve disorders

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Disorders of the peripheral nervous system (350-359)
      • 351 Facial nerve disorders
        • 351.8 Facial nerve dis NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Alajouanine's syndrome
  • Cheilitis granulomatosa of Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal
  • Chorda tympani disorder
  • Clonic facial spasm
  • Compression facial neuropathy
  • Facial myokymia
  • Facial nerve sensory disorder
  • Facial neuralgia
  • Facial spasm
  • Facial tic disorder
  • Granulomatous cheilitis
  • Hemifacial spasm
  • Melkersson's syndrome
  • Nervus intermedius neuralgia
  • Nuclear facial nerve paralysis
  • On examination - cranial 7 -paralysis-lower motor neuron
  • On examination - cranial 7 -paralysis-upper motor neuron
  • On examination - cranial nerve 7-palsy-lower motor neuron
  • Palatal-tympanic myoclonus
  • Supranuclear facial nerve paralysis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 351.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • nerve - see also Disorder, nerve
      • cranial 352.9
        • seventh (facial) 351.8
      • facial 351.8
  • Cheilitis 528.5
    • granulomatosa 351.8
    • Miescher's 351.8
  • Compression
    • cranial nerve 352.9
      • seventh 351.8
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • nerve 349.9
      • facial 351.9
        • specified NEC 351.8
  • Lesion(s)
    • chorda tympani 351.8
  • Melkersson (-Rosenthal) syndrome 351.8
  • Miescher's disease 709.3
    • cheilitis 351.8
  • Myoclonus (familial essential) (multifocal) (simplex) 333.2
    • facial 351.8
  • Myokymia - see also Myoclonus
    • facial 351.8
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute) (see also Neuritis) 729.2
    • facial 351.8
  • Neuritis (see also Neuralgia) 729.2
    • cranial nerve - see also Disorder, nerve, cranial
      • seventh or facial 351.8
        • newborn 767.5
    • facial (nerve) 351.8
      • newborn 767.5
  • Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
    • face, facial 784.0
      • nerve 351.8
  • Paraspasm facialis 351.8
  • Spasm, spastic, spasticity (see also condition) 781.0
    • facial 351.8
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • crocodile tears 351.8
    • Melkersson (-Rosenthal) 351.8
  • Tic 307.20
    • degenerative (generalized) (localized) 333.3
      • facial 351.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 351.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
351.8 Right Arrow G51.2 Melkersson's syndrome
G51.4 Facial myokymia
G51.8 Other disorders of facial nerve
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
351.0 Bell's palsy
351.1 Geniculate ganglionitis
351.9 Facial nerve disorder, unspecified


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