ICD-10/G50.1

G50.1 ICD 2026 Code: Atypical facial pain

G50.1 is the authoritative medical code for Atypical facial pain. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for atypical facial pain (ICD-10-CM G50.1), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Atypical facial pain is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code G50.1. Includes: disorders of 5th cranial nerve. Excludes1 (not coded here): current traumatic nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - see Injury, nerve by body region; neuralgia NOS M79.2; neuritis NOS M79.2; peripheral neuritis in pregnancy O26.82-; radiculitis NOS M54.1-.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for G50.1 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • disorders of 5th cranial nerve

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.

  • current traumatic nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - see Injury, nerve by body region
  • neuralgia NOS M79.2
  • neuritis NOS M79.2
  • peripheral neuritis in pregnancy O26.82-
  • radiculitis NOS M54.1-

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

What can't be coded together with G50.1?

Per Excludes1 instructions, G50.1 must not be reported with: current traumatic nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - see Injury, nerve by body region; neuralgia NOS (M79.2); neuritis NOS (M79.2); peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-).

Codes in This Family (4)

Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as G50.1, with their registry titles.

  • G50 — Disorders of trigeminal nerve
  • G50.0 — Trigeminal neuralgia
  • G50.8 — Other disorders of trigeminal nerve
  • G50.9 — Disorder of trigeminal nerve, unspecified

Indexed Clinical Terms (2)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Pain (s), face, facial, atypical
  • Tic (disorder), douloureux, atypical

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ICD Code G54.1 Lumbosacral plexus disorders
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