ICD-10-CM Codes
G00-G99
G60-G65
G62-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G62.81

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G62.81

Critical illness polyneuropathy

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

G62.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G62.81 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G62.81 - other international versions of ICD-10 G62.81 may differ.

Applicable To

Acute motor neuropathy

The following code(s) above G62.81 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

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

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to G62.81:

G00-G99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range G00-G99
Diseases of the nervous system
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Diseases of the nervous system
G60-G65
2023 ICD-10-CM Range G60-G65
Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system
Type 1 Excludes
- neuralgia NOS (M79.2)
- neuritis NOS (M79.2)
- peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-)
- radiculitis NOS (M54.10)
Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system

Approximate Synonyms

Polyneuropathy (multiple nerve disorder)

ICD-10-CM G62.81 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

073 Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders with mcc
074 Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders without mcc

Convert G62.81 to ICD-9-CM

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
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to G62.81:

Use Additional: R65.11
, R65.2

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R65.11
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of non-infectious origin with acute organ dysfunction
Use Additional
- code to identify specific acute organ dysfunction, such as:
- acute kidney failure (N17.-)
- acute respiratory failure (J96.0-)
- critical illness myopathy (G72.81)
- critical illness polyneuropathy (G62.81)
- disseminated intravascular coagulopathy [DIC] (D65)
- encephalopathy (metabolic) (septic) (G93.41)
- hepatic failure (K72.0-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R65.2
Severe sepsis
Applicable To
- Infection with associated acute organ dysfunction
- Sepsis with acute organ dysfunction
- Sepsis with multiple organ dysfunction
- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process with acute organ dysfunction
Code First
- underlying infection, such as:
- infection following a procedure (T81.4-)
- infections following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.2-)
- puerperal sepsis (O85)
- sepsis following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion (O03.87)
- sepsis following ectopic and molar pregnancy (O08.82)
- sepsis following incomplete spontaneous abortion (O03.37)
- sepsis following (induced) termination of pregnancy (O04.87)
- sepsis NOS (A41.9)
Use Additional
- code to identify specific acute organ dysfunction, such as:
- acute kidney failure (N17.-)
- acute respiratory failure (J96.0-)
- critical illness myopathy (G72.81)
- critical illness polyneuropathy (G62.81)
- disseminated intravascular coagulopathy [DIC] (D65)
- encephalopathy (metabolic) (septic) (G93.41)
- hepatic failure (K72.0-)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to G62.81:

Neuropathy, neuropathic G62.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G62.9
Polyneuropathy, unspecified
Applicable To
Neuropathy NOS
- progressive
  - inflammatory G62.81
- acute motor G62.81
Polyneuropathy (peripheral) G62.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G62.9
Polyneuropathy, unspecified
Applicable To
Neuropathy NOS
- critical illness G62.81

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G62.81

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

G62.82 Radiation-induced polyneuropathy

G62.89 Other specified polyneuropathies

G62.9 Polyneuropathy, unspecified

G63 Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere

G64 Other disorders of peripheral nervous system

G65 Sequelae of inflammatory and toxic polyneuropathies

G65.0 Sequelae of Guillain-Barré syndrome

G65.1 Sequelae of other inflammatory polyneuropathy

G65.2 Sequelae of toxic polyneuropathy

G70 Myasthenia gravis and other myoneural disorders

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G62.81

Critical illness polyneuropathy

Diseases of the nervous system

Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of non-infectious origin with acute organ dysfunction

Severe sepsis

Polyneuropathy, unspecified

Polyneuropathy, unspecified