G82.50 — Quadriplegia, unspecified
G82.50 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for quadriplegia, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Other codes that can never be billed with G82.50
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at G82.50. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading G82.50 alone.
- R53.2Functional quadriplegia
Risk adjustment
G82.50 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 180 Quadriplegia1.125 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
G82.50 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies — 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52494High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation Devices - Policy Article
- A52510Mechanical In-exsufflation Devices - Policy Article
- A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A56621Billing and Coding: Swallowing Studies for Dysphagia
How G82.50 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to G82.50.
- Quadriplegia
- Tetraplegia(chronic)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share G82.5. If G82.50 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about G82.50
- Is G82.50 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. G82.50 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does G82.50 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99), in the block Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes (G80-G83).