R53.2

ICD-10Billable

Functional quadriplegia

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Functional quadriplegia

R53.2 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

Complete immobility due to severe physical disability or frailty

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

frailty NOS (R54)
hysterical paralysis (F44.4)
immobility syndrome (M62.3)
neurologic quadriplegia (G82.5-)
quadriplegia (G82.50)

Related codes in R53

Where this code sits

Chapter: 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block: General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Parent code: R53

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Source

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.