G55 is a billable/specific diagnosis code from the 2026 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere.
Code first
Underlying disease, such as:
Neoplasm (C00-D49)
Type 1 excludes
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.-)
Versions
2026
No changes
2025
Code changed
Type 1 excludes
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-)
- 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.-)
2024
No changes
2023
No changes
2022
No changes
2021
No changes
2020
No changes
2019
No changes
2018
No changes
2017
No changes
2016
New code