Diagnosis Code: G51.0

Short Description: Bell's palsy

Long Description: Bell's palsy

The code G51.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
  • Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders (G50-G59)
    • Facial nerve disorders (G51)
      • G51.0 Bell's palsy

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

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 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
• House-Brackmann facial nerve grade finding
• House-Brackmann facial nerve grade finding
• House-Brackmann facial nerve grade finding
• House-Brackmann facial nerve grade finding
• House-Brackmann facial nerve grade finding
• House-Brackmann facial nerve grade finding
• Nuclear facial nerve paralysis
• Peripheral facial palsy
• 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

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