G32.81 Billable Code
Cerebellar ataxia in diseases classified elsewhere
Effective From: 10/01/2016
Chapter Classification
Chapter 6
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Section Detail
G30-G32
Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system (G30-G32)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of G32.8.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
codeFirst
- underlying disease, such as:
- celiac disease (with gluten ataxia) (K90.0)
- cerebellar ataxia (in) neoplastic disease (paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration) (C00-D49)
- non-celiac gluten ataxia (M35.9)
excludes1
- systemic atrophy primarily affecting the central nervous system in alcoholic cerebellar ataxia (G31.2)
- systemic atrophy primarily affecting the central nervous system in myxedema (G13.2)
OPPS Editing Flags
External Cause
No
Mental Health
No
Manifestation (Edit 89)
Yes
Code First Applicable This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be coded first as the principal diagnosis.
No
Unacceptable PDX (Edit 113)
No
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