Which code identifies spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy since birth?

Which code identifies spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy since birth?

• A. G80.1
• B. G83.23
• C. G80.0
• D. G81.0

Answer: (C)

Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy is coded under G80.0. Quadriplegia means all four limbs are affected, and “spastic” describes the common motor type of cerebral palsy. When coding, you choose the subtype of CP, and onset timing like “since birth” does not change the CP code—the subtype alone identifies the condition. So the code that directly and precisely identifies spastic quadriplegic CP is G80.0. The other codes refer to different patterns or conditions (for example, a diplegia pattern or non-CP paralytic syndromes), which don’t match spastic quadriplegia.

Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy is coded under G80.0. Quadriplegia means all four limbs are affected, and “spastic” describes the common motor type of cerebral palsy. When coding, you choose the subtype of CP, and onset timing like “since birth” does not change the CP code—the subtype alone identifies the condition. So the code that directly and precisely identifies spastic quadriplegic CP is G80.0. The other codes refer to different patterns or conditions (for example, a diplegia pattern or non-CP paralytic syndromes), which don’t match spastic quadriplegia.