G51.32 is the authoritative medical code for Clonic hemifacial spasm, left. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for clonic hemifacial spasm, left (ICD-10-CM G51.32), 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
Clonic hemifacial spasm, left is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code G51.32. Includes: disorders of 7th 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 G51.32 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- disorders of 7th 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 G51.32?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, G51.32 must not be reported together 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-).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to G51.32 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G51 — Facial nerve disorders
- G51.0 — Bell's palsy
- G51.1 — Geniculate ganglionitis
- G51.2 — Melkersson's syndrome
- G51.3 — Clonic hemifacial spasm
- G51.31 — Clonic hemifacial spasm, right
- G51.33 — Clonic hemifacial spasm, bilateral
- G51.39 — Clonic hemifacial spasm, unspecified
- G51.4 — Facial myokymia
- G51.8 — Other disorders of facial nerve
View all 11 codes in the G51 family