G83.6
Upper motor neuron facial paralysis
✦ New in TT06 (absent from QĐ4469)⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Not recommended as primary diagnosis
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Facial palsy (droop) (weakness) due to upper motor neuron [UMN] lesion Excl.: facial paralysis due to: Bell's palsy (G51.0) lower motor neuron [LMN] lesion (G51.0)