8B88.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Bell palsy

Index terms

  • Bell palsy
  • Facial nerve palsy
  • Facial nerve paralysis
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  • Seventh cranial nerve paralysis
  • face paralysis NOS
  • facial palsy
  • Idiopathic acute facial nerve palsy
  • Idiopathic recurrent facial nerve palsy
  • Familial acute facial nerve palsy
  • Familial recurrent facial nerve palsy
  • Other specified facial nerve palsy

Exclusions from above levels

  • 9C40 – Disorder of the optic nerve
  • AB72 – Disorders of acoustic nerve
  • FB56 – neuritis NOS
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  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/114997967 – Injury of nerves or lumbar spinal cord at abdomen, lower back or pelvis level
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1454363907 – Injury of nerves or spinal cord at neck level
  • NA04 – Injury of cranial nerves
  • NC14 – Injury of nerves at shoulder or upper arm level
  • NC34 – Injury of nerves at forearm level
  • NC55 – Injury of nerves at wrist or hand level
  • NC74 – Injury of nerves at hip or thigh level
  • NC94 – Injury of nerves at lower leg level
  • ND15 – Injury of nerves at ankle or foot level
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • 8B88.1 – Facial myokymia
  • 8B88.2 – Hemifacial spasm
  • 8B88.3 – Facial neuritis
  • 8B88.Y – Other specified disorders of facial nerve
  • 8B88.Z – Disorders of facial nerve, unspecified

Foundation entity

Bell palsy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2004402146

Part of: 8B88: Disorders of facial nerve › 08: Diseases of the nervous system