G83 ICD-10-CA category: Other paralytic syndromes
G83 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 11 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
G83Other paralytic syndromes
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in G83
G83 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
Notes for G83
As CIHI prints them, with any note G83 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Paralysis (complete)(incomplete), except as in G80-G82
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Note
- For primary coding, this category is to be used only when the listed conditions are reported without further specification, or are stated to be old or longstanding but of unspecified cause. The category is also for use in multiple coding to identify these conditions resulting from any cause.
Where G83 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
- 2Block G80-G83Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes
- 3Category G83Other paralytic syndromes
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is G83 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. G83 (Other paralytic syndromes) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 11 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is G83 in ICD-10-CA?
G83 sits under G80-G83 Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes, within Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99).
What coding notes apply to G83?
ICD-10-CA lists Note, Includes, Excludes notes for G83, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.