G54.5 is the authoritative medical code for Neuralgic amyotrophy. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for neuralgic amyotrophy (ICD-10-CM G54.5), 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
Neuralgic amyotrophy is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code G54.5. Inclusion terms: Parsonage-Aldren-Turner syndrome; Shoulder-girdle neuritis. Excludes1 (not coded here): neuralgic amyotrophy in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .44); current traumatic nerve root and plexus disorders - see nerve injury by body region; intervertebral disc disorders M50-M51; neuralgia or neuritis NOS M79.2; neuritis or radiculitis brachial NOS M54.13; neuritis or radiculitis lumbar NOS M54.16; neuritis or radiculitis lumbosacral NOS M54.17; neuritis or radiculitis thoracic NOS M54.14; radiculitis NOS M54.10; radiculopathy NOS M54.10; spondylosis M47.-; 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 G54.5 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Parsonage-Aldren-Turner syndrome
- Shoulder-girdle neuritis
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- neuralgic amyotrophy in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .44)
- current traumatic nerve root and plexus disorders - see nerve injury by body region
- intervertebral disc disorders M50-M51
- neuralgia or neuritis NOS M79.2
- neuritis or radiculitis brachial NOS M54.13
- neuritis or radiculitis lumbar NOS M54.16
- neuritis or radiculitis lumbosacral NOS M54.17
- neuritis or radiculitis thoracic NOS M54.14
- radiculitis NOS M54.10
- radiculopathy NOS M54.10
- spondylosis M47.-
- 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 G54.5?
Per Excludes1 instructions, G54.5 must not be reported with: neuralgic amyotrophy in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .44); current traumatic nerve root and plexus disorders - see nerve injury by body region; intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51); neuralgia or neuritis NOS (M79.2).
What conditions are included under G54.5?
Neuralgic amyotrophy includes: Parsonage-Aldren-Turner syndrome; Shoulder-girdle neuritis.
Codes in This Family (10)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as G54.5, with their registry titles.
- G54 — Nerve root and plexus disorders
- G54.0 — Brachial plexus disorders
- G54.1 — Lumbosacral plexus disorders
- G54.2 — Cervical root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- G54.3 — Thoracic root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- G54.4 — Lumbosacral root disorders, not elsewhere classified
- G54.6 — Phantom limb syndrome with pain
- G54.7 — Phantom limb syndrome without pain
- G54.8 — Other nerve root and plexus disorders
- G54.9 — Nerve root and plexus disorder, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (4)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Amyotrophia, amyotrophy, amyotrophic, neuralgic
- Neuritis (rheumatoid), shoulder-girdle
- Parsonage-Turner syndrome (-Aldren)
- Syndrome, Parsonage-Turner (-Aldren)
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
Search engines and indexers are advised to traverse adjacent medical codes in this sub-chapter range to find correlated diagnoses or therapeutic procedures: