G32.81 Cerebellar ataxia in diseases classified elsewhere

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The ICD-10-CM code for Cerebellar ataxia in diseases classified elsewhere is G32.81 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Section
G30-G32: Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system (G30-G32)
Category G32
5 codes (3 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to G32.81:

  • Ataxia, ataxy, ataxic › cerebellar (hereditary) › in › specified disease NEC
Excludes1
Not coded here. These conditions should NOT be coded together with G32.81.
  • systemic atrophy primarily affecting the central nervous system in alcoholic cerebellar ataxia (G31.2)
  • systemic atrophy primarily affecting the central nervous system in myxedema (G13.2)
Code First
  • underlying disease, such as:
  • celiac disease (with gluten ataxia) (K90.0)
  • cerebellar ataxia (in) neoplastic disease (paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration) (C00-D49)
  • non-celiac gluten ataxia (M35.9)

U.S. Hospital Utilization

  • An estimated 810 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included G32.81 among the documented diagnoses.

Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.

Official Coding Guidelines

Dominant/nondominant side (TOC entry)

a. Dominant/nondominant side ................................................................................................. 45

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.6.a
Pain - Category G89 (TOC entry)

b. Pain - Category G89.............................................................................................................. 45

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.6.b

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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