G54 ICD-10-CM Code: Nerve root and plexus disorders
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FY 2026 Apr update / Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99) / Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders (G50-G59)
G54
Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidanceNerve root and plexus disorders
CMS-HCC V28
N/A—
Not mapped
CMS-HCC V24
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Not mapped
ACA/HHS
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ESRD/PACE
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RXHCC
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Code Book Path
Inclusion Terms
OfficialNo inclusion terms are included in this display for G54. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Excludes 2
Official- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)Inherited from G00-G99
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)Inherited from G00-G99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)Inherited from G00-G99
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Inherited from G00-G99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)Inherited from G00-G99
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)Inherited from G00-G99
- neoplasms (C00-D49)Inherited from G00-G99
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)Inherited from G00-G99
Related Codes
Includes
OfficialNo Includes notes are included in this display for G54. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Excludes 1
Official- current traumatic nerve root and plexus disorders - see nerve injury by body region
- intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51)
- neuralgia or neuritis NOS (M79.2)
- neuritis or radiculitis brachial NOS (M54.13)
- neuritis or radiculitis lumbar NOS (M54.16)
- neuritis or radiculitis lumbosacral NOS (M54.17)
- neuritis or radiculitis thoracic NOS (M54.14)
- radiculitis NOS (M54.10)
- radiculopathy NOS (M54.10)
- spondylosis (M47.-)
- current traumatic nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - see Injury, nerve by body regionInherited from G50-G59
- neuralgia NOS (M79.2)Inherited from G50-G59
- neuritis NOS (M79.2)Inherited from G50-G59
- peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-)Inherited from G50-G59
- radiculitis NOS (M54.1-)Inherited from G50-G59
Code First
OfficialNo Code First sequencing instructions are included in this display for G54. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Use Additional
OfficialNo Use Additional Code instructions are included in this display for G54. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Code Also
OfficialNo Code Also instructions are included in this display for G54. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →
- Code
- G54
- Description
- Nerve root and plexus disorders
- HCC (V28)
- No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
- RAF reference coefficient
- —
- Billable
- No
- Payment year
- 2026
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What This Code Means
G54 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for nerve root and plexus disorders. G54 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the nervous system (g00-g99), within the section covering nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders (g50-g59).
Header codes like G54 cannot be reported on claims directly; they organize child codes that share clinical context. Coders should select the billable child code that matches the documented presentation and then verify its current source-backed HCC mapping. Do not infer a child code or risk adjustment value from the header alone.
HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for G54 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.
Excludes 1, Do NOT code together
- current traumatic nerve root and plexus disorders - see nerve injury by body region
- intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51)
- neuralgia or neuritis NOS (M79.2)
- neuritis or radiculitis brachial NOS (M54.13)
- neuritis or radiculitis lumbar NOS (M54.16)
- neuritis or radiculitis lumbosacral NOS (M54.17)
- neuritis or radiculitis thoracic NOS (M54.14)
- radiculitis NOS (M54.10)
- radiculopathy NOS (M54.10)
- spondylosis (M47.-)

