Diagnosis Code

G32.81 CEREBELLAR ATAXIA IN DISEASES CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G32.81

Short Description: Cerebellar ataxia in diseases classified elsewhere

Long Description: Cerebellar ataxia in diseases classified elsewhere

The code G32.81 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system (G30-G32)
      • Oth degeneratv disord of nervous sys in dis classd elswhr (G32)
        • G32.81 Cerebellar ataxia in diseases classified elsewhere

This code is valid for manifestation diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis plus syndrome
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with spinocerebellar ataxia
  • Bird-headed dwarfism with progressive ataxia, insulin-resistant diabetes, goiter, and primary gonadal insufficiency
  • Cerebellar ataxia associated with another disorder
  • Cerebellar ataxia associated with another disorder
  • Myelopathy due to nutritional deficiency
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia due to vitamin E deficiency

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G32.81 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • systemic atrophy primarily affecting the central nervous system in alcoholic cerebellar ataxia (@G31.2*)
    • systemic atrophy primarily affecting the central nervous system in myxedema (@G13.2*)
  • Code First:
    • underlying disease, such as:
    • celiac disease (with gluten ataxia) (@K90.0*)
    • cerebellar ataxia (in) neoplastic disease (paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration) (@C00*-@D49*)
    • non-celiac gluten ataxia (@M35.9*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G32.81 Right Arrow 334.4 Cerebel atax in oth dis

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
G32 Other degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
G32.0 Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord in diseases classified elsewhere
G32.8 Other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
G32.89 Other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023