2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G61.8

Other inflammatory polyneuropathies

2016

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2020

2021

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

G61.8 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM G61.8 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G61.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 G61.8 may differ.

The following code(s) above G61.8 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

that may be applicable to G61.8:

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G61.8

G60 Hereditary and idiopathic neuropathy

G60.0 Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy

G60.1 Refsum's disease

G60.2 Neuropathy in association with hereditary ataxia

G60.3 Idiopathic progressive neuropathy

G60.8 Other hereditary and idiopathic neuropathies

G60.9 Hereditary and idiopathic neuropathy, unspecified

G61 Inflammatory polyneuropathy

G61.0 Guillain-Barre syndrome

G61.1 Serum neuropathy

G61.8 Other inflammatory polyneuropathies

G61.81 Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuritis

G61.82 Multifocal motor neuropathy

G61.89 Other inflammatory polyneuropathies

G61.9 Inflammatory polyneuropathy, unspecified

G62 Other and unspecified polyneuropathies

G62.0 Drug-induced polyneuropathy

G62.1 Alcoholic polyneuropathy

G62.2 Polyneuropathy due to other toxic agents

G62.8 Other specified polyneuropathies

G62.81 Critical illness polyneuropathy

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.