G53.0** Asterisk (manifestation)
Postzoster neuralgia (B02.2†)
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Cannot be used as primary diagnosis
Dual coding (†/*)
This is an asterisk (*) manifestation code — usually paired with a dagger (†) etiology code.
→ Full dagger (†) ↔ asterisk (*) mapping tableCoding guidance (WHO 2019)
Postherpetic: geniculate ganglionitis trigeminal neuralgia
Sibling codes
G53*Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhereG53.1*Multiple cranial nerve palsies in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (A00-B99†)G53.2*Multiple cranial nerve palsies in sarcoidosis (D86.8†)G53.3*Multiple cranial nerve palsies in neoplastic disease (C00-D48†)G53.8*Other cranial nerve disorders in other diseases classified elsewhere