G62.1
BillableAlcoholic polyneuropathy
HCC Category Mapping
V24HCC 75 — Myasthenia Gravis/Myoneural Conditions and Guillain-Barre Syndrome
0.425ESRDHCC 75 — Myasthenia Gravis/Myoneural Conditions and Guillain-Barre Syndrome
0.000RxHCCHCC 158 — Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Other Polyneuropathies
0.000What This Code Means
Nerve damage affecting multiple nerves caused by chronic alcohol consumption, leading to weakness and numbness typically in the legs and feet.
Coding Tips
- •Link this diagnosis to alcohol use disorder codes (F10.x) for complete clinical documentation
- •Document the patient's alcohol consumption history and duration in the medical record
Clinical Significance
Alcoholic polyneuropathy is a direct complication of chronic alcohol use disorder, reflecting nerve damage from prolonged toxic alcohol exposure and nutritional deficiencies. It indicates a patient with dual complexity — both a substance use disorder and significant neurological impairment. Accurate capture is important for reflecting the true care burden and coordinating addiction treatment with neurological management.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Documented history of chronic alcohol use or alcohol use disorder
- ✓Clinical presentation: symmetric sensory-motor polyneuropathy, typically distal-predominant
- ✓Nerve conduction studies or electromyography findings supporting polyneuropathy diagnosis
- ✓Link between alcohol use and the neuropathy explicitly stated by provider
- ✓Associated alcohol use disorder code (F10.x) documented
- ✓Nutritional status assessment including thiamine/B-vitamin levels when available
Commonly Confused Codes
G62.0 — Drug-induced polyneuropathy is for prescription medication-caused neuropathy, not alcoholG62.2 — Polyneuropathy due to other toxic agents is for non-alcohol toxic exposuresE11.42 — Diabetic polyneuropathy may coexist with alcoholic neuropathy; both should be coded if presentG62.9 — Polyneuropathy, unspecified should not be used when alcohol etiology is documented
Code Hierarchy
└G62Other and unspecified polyneuropathies└G62.1Alcoholic polyneuropathy
└G62.1Alcoholic polyneuropathy