G51.0 BELL'S PALSY

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: G51.0
  • Short Description: Bell's palsy
  • Long Description: Bell's palsy
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code G51.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Acute mastoiditis
  • Acute mastoiditis with facial paralysis
  • Autoimmune movement disorder
  • Bell's palsy
  • Bell's palsy
  • Bells palsy of left side of face
  • Bells palsy of right side of face
  • Congenital disorder of facial nerve
  • Congenital facial nerve palsy
  • Congenital hereditary facial paralysis with variable hearing loss syndrome
  • Disorder of left facial nerve
  • Disorder of left facial nerve
  • Disorder of left facial nerve
  • Disorder of left facial nerve
  • Disorder of left facial nerve
  • Disorder of left facial nerve
  • Disorder of right facial nerve
  • Disorder of right facial nerve
  • Disorder of right facial nerve
  • Disorder of right facial nerve
  • Disorder of right facial nerve
  • Disorder of right facial nerve
  • Facial diplegia with paresthesia
  • Facial nerve motor disorder
  • Facial palsy
  • Facial palsy House-Brackmann grade I
  • Facial palsy House-Brackmann grade II
  • Facial palsy House-Brackmann grade III
  • Facial palsy House-Brackmann grade IV
  • Facial palsy House-Brackmann grade V
  • Facial palsy House-Brackmann grade VI
  • Familial facial nerve palsy
  • Familial recurrent peripheral facial palsy
  • Guillain-Barré syndrome
  • Left facial palsy House-Brackmann grade I
  • Left facial palsy House-Brackmann grade II
  • Left facial palsy House-Brackmann grade III
  • Left facial palsy House-Brackmann grade IV
  • Left facial palsy House-Brackmann grade V
  • Left facial palsy House-Brackmann grade VI
  • Nuclear facial nerve paralysis
  • Peripheral facial palsy
  • Right facial palsy House-Brackmann grade I
  • Right facial palsy House-Brackmann grade II
  • Right facial palsy House-Brackmann grade III
  • Right facial palsy House-Brackmann grade IV
  • Right facial palsy House-Brackmann grade V
  • Right facial palsy House-Brackmann grade VI
  • Sellars Beighton syndrome
  • Supranuclear facial nerve paralysis
  • Supranuclear paralysis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G51.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Facial palsy

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G51.0 Right Arrow 351.0 Bell's palsy
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
G51 Facial nerve disorders
G51.1 Geniculate ganglionitis
G51.2 Melkersson's syndrome
G51.3 Clonic hemifacial spasm
G51.31 Clonic hemifacial spasm, right
G51.32 Clonic hemifacial spasm, left
G51.33 Clonic hemifacial spasm, bilateral
G51.39 Clonic hemifacial spasm, unspecified
G51.4 Facial myokymia
G51.8 Other disorders of facial nerve
G51.9 Disorder of facial nerve, unspecified
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025
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