Emergency: 119
AMDA-IMIC

G55 Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere

Billable

Block: Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders (G50-G59)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • nerve root compression (due to) (in) ankylosing spondylitis (M45.-)
  • nerve root compression (due to) (in) dorsopathies (M53.-, M54.-)
  • nerve root compression (due to) (in) intervertebral disc disorders (M50.1.-, M51.1.-)
  • nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylopathies (M46.-, M48.-)
  • nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylosis (M47.0-, M47.2.-)

Code First

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • neoplasm (C00-D49)
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This category is a complete, billable diagnosis code.

No additional specificity is required — submit G55 directly on claims and documentation without a subcode extension.

Last reviewed: September 2026