G81 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis

Non-Billable/Non-Specific

Notes

This category is to be used only when hemiplegia (complete)(incomplete) is reported without further specification, or is stated to be old or longstanding but of unspecified cause. The category is also for use in multiple coding to identify these types of hemiplegia resulting from any cause.

Type 1 Excludes

congenital cerebral palsy (G80.-)
hemiplegia and hemiparesis due to sequela of cerebrovascular disease (I69.05-, I69.15-, I69.25-, I69.35-, I69.85-, I69.95-)

Codes

G81.0Flaccid hemiplegia
- G81.00Flaccid hemiplegia affecting unspecified side
- G81.01Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right dominant side
- G81.02Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left dominant side
- G81.03Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side
- G81.04Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side
G81.1Spastic hemiplegia
- G81.10Spastic hemiplegia affecting unspecified side
- G81.11Spastic hemiplegia affecting right dominant side
- G81.12Spastic hemiplegia affecting left dominant side
- G81.13Spastic hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side
- G81.14Spastic hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side
G81.9Hemiplegia, unspecified
- G81.90Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting unspecified side
- G81.91Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side
- G81.92Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side
- G81.93Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right nondominant side
- G81.94Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left nondominant side