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G56.43 vs O26.82

G56.43 (Causalgia of bilateral upper limbs) compared with O26.82 (Pregnancy related peripheral neuritis), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Relationship

Conflict

Excludes1 conflict

G56.43
Causalgia of bilateral upper limbs
O26.82
Pregnancy related peripheral neuritis

Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.

“peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-)”

An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together, so the pair should not be reported for the same encounter. The sole exception is when the conditions are documented as unrelated to each other.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. G56.43 carries an Excludes1 note covering O26.82: “peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

G56.43Causalgia of bilateral upper limbsO26.82Pregnancy related peripheral neuritis
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header
ClassificationG00-G99 — Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99)O00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)
DefinitionCausalgia of bilateral upper limbs is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (G56.43).Pregnancy related peripheral neuritis is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O26.82).

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources