G55.8** Asterisk (manifestation)
Nerve root and plexus compressions in other diseases classified elsewhere
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 tableSibling codes
G55*Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhereG55.0*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†)