2025 ICD-10-CM code G62.8
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Diseases of the nervous system - Other specified polyneuropathies 6 Feed
Other specified polyneuropathies refers to a neurological condition affecting multiple peripheral nerves, causing pain, reduced reflexes, and potential paralysis. This code is utilized when the specific polyneuropathy type isn't represented by a more precise code.
Medical necessity must be established by demonstrating the impact of the polyneuropathy on the patient's function and quality of life.This includes documenting the severity of symptoms, limitations in daily activities, and the need for treatment or management.
Clinicians diagnose polyneuropathy based on patient history, symptoms, physical and neurological examinations. Diagnostic tests include blood and urine analyses, MRI, EMG, and NCV studies. Treatment focuses on the underlying cause and symptom management, and may include pain medication, protective measures, or orthotics.
In simple words: This condition involves damage to several nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, often causing numbness, tingling, pain, and problems with coordination and reflexes. Doctors diagnose it through medical history, physical exam, and tests like blood work, MRI, and nerve function studies. Treatment depends on the cause and how severe the condition is, and may include pain relief, protective measures, or devices to support weakened muscles.
Other specified polyneuropathies encompasses a range of conditions where multiple peripheral nerves are damaged, leading to a variety of symptoms like numbness, tingling, pain, loss of coordination, fatigue, and reduced or absent reflexes. Diagnosis involves medical history, physical and neurological examination, blood and urine tests, MRI, EMG, and NCV studies. Treatment varies depending on the cause and severity, ranging from pain management and safety measures to orthotics for severe cases.
Example 1: A patient presents with numbness and tingling in their hands and feet, along with muscle weakness and reduced reflexes. After conducting a thorough examination, including nerve conduction studies and blood tests, the physician diagnoses a polyneuropathy not specifically categorized elsewhere, thus using G62.8., A patient with a history of alcohol abuse experiences progressive weakness and sensory loss in their extremities. Diagnostic tests rule out other specific causes of polyneuropathy. The diagnosis is alcoholic polyneuropathy, coded as G62.8, due to the lack of a specific code for this etiology., A patient undergoing chemotherapy develops peripheral neuropathy as a side effect.The neuropathy doesn't fit the criteria for other categorized polyneuropathies. The code G62.8 is used to document this adverse effect.
Documentation should include the type and severity of the polyneuropathy, the underlying cause (if known), the location and distribution of symptoms (e.g., sensory loss, muscle weakness, pain), and results of diagnostic tests (e.g., EMG, NCV, blood tests, MRI).
- Specialties:Neurology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Oncology
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