G55*3-char group* Asterisk (manifestation)

Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere

⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469

Coding rules (TT06)

●Cannot be used as primary diagnosis
●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)

Dual coding (†/*)

This is an asterisk (*) manifestation code — usually paired with a dagger (†) etiology code.

→ Full dagger (†) ↔ asterisk (*) mapping table

Codes within G55*

G55.0*Nerve root and plexus compressions in neoplastic disease (C00-D48†)G55.1*Nerve root and plexus compressions in intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51†)G55.2*Nerve root and plexus compressions in spondylosis (M47.-†)G55.3*Nerve root and plexus compressions in other dorsopathies (M45-M46†, M48.-†, M53-M54†)G55.8*Nerve root and plexus compressions in other diseases classified elsewhere