G90.2

Applicable To

• Bernard -Horner) syndrome

• Cervical sympathetic dystrophy or paralysis

Approximate Synonyms

• Horners syndrome

• Left cervical sympathetic dystrophy

• Right cervical sympathetic dystrophy

Clinical Information

• A condition in which one side of the face is flushed, does not produce sweat, and has a constricted pupil and drooping eyelid. It can be caused by an injury to, or paralysis of, nerves in the neck, or by a tumor.

• A syndrome associated with defective sympathetic innervation to one side of the face, including the eye. Clinical features include miosis; mild blepharoptosis; and hemifacial anhidrosis decreased sweating) see hypohidrosis). Lesions of the brain stem; cervical spinal cord; first thoracic nerve root; apex of the lung; carotid artery; cavernous sinus; and apex of the orbit may cause this condition. from miller et al., clinical neuro-ophthalmology, 4th ed, pp500-11)

• Syndrome associated with defective sympathetic innervation to one side of the face, including the eye; clinical features include miosis, mild blepharoptosis, and hemifacial anhidrosis decreased sweating); lesions of the brain stem, cervical spinal cord, first thoracic nerve root, apex of the lung, carotid artery, cavernous sinus, and apex of the orbit may cause this condition.

Details

• G90.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G90.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G90.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 G90.2 may differ.