G11
ICD-10Non-billable categoryHereditary ataxia
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Hereditary ataxia
G11 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- cerebral palsy (G80.-)
- hereditary and idiopathic neuropathy (G60.-)
- metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
More specific codes under G11
- G11.0Congenital nonprogressive ataxia
- G11.1Early-onset cerebellar ataxiacategory
- G11.2Late-onset cerebellar ataxia
- G11.3Cerebellar ataxia with defective DNA repair
- G11.4Hereditary spastic paraplegia
- G11.5Hypomyelination - hypogonadotropic hypogonadism - hypodontia
- G11.6Leukodystrophy with vanishing white matter disease
- G11.8Other hereditary ataxias
- G11.9Hereditary ataxia, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.