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ICD-10-CM Code for Bell's palsy G51.0

ICD-10 code G51.0 for Bell's palsy is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

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Bell's palsy
Facial palsy

G51

Includes: disorders of 7th cranial nerve

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