KA44.10

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Erb paralysis

Description

Erb paralysis is one of the most common brachial plexus birth palsy. The injury occurs in the upper brachial plexus nerves and affects the upper arm.

Coding note from above levels

Conditions arising in the perinatal period, even though death or morbidity occurs later, should, as far as possible, be coded to chapter 19, which takes precedence over chapters containing codes for diseases by their anatomical site. For children less than 28 days old, assume that a reported condition developed in the perinatal period, unless the duration is stated and the onset was after the first completed week of life.

Index terms

  • Erb paralysis
  • Duchenne paralysis due to birth injury
  • Erb palsy
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  • Erb palsy as birth trauma
  • Erb palsy or paralysis, due to birth trauma
  • Erb paralysis due to birth injury
  • Erb-Duchenne palsy as birth trauma
  • Erb-Duchenne paralysis
  • brachial plexus palsy limited to C5-C6, birth injury
  • Erb's paralysis due to avulsion
  • Erb's paralysis due to neuroma
  • Erb's paralysis due to rupture
  • Erb's paralysis due to neuropraxis
  • Neuropraxia

Exclusions from above levels

  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases - acquired after birth
  • 02 – Neoplasms
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
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  • 08 – Certain congenital diseases of the nervous system
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  • 3A10 – Hereditary haemolytic anaemia
  • 4A01.03 – Transient hypogammaglobulinaemia of infancy
  • 9B71.3 – Retinopathy of prematurity
  • BC43 – congenital cardiomyopathy
  • DA93.0 – Paralytic ileus
  • EA50.Z – Pemphigus neonatorum
  • EH40.00 – Cradle cap
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/588616678 – Gastroenteritis or colitis of infectious origin
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/609214049 – Congenital gonococcal infection

Sibling codes

  • KA44.11 – Klumpke paralysis
  • KA44.1Z – Brachial plexus palsy in newborn, unspecified

Foundation entity

Erb paralysis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/64188025

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: KA44.1: Brachial plexus palsy in newborn › KA44: Birth injury to peripheral nervous system › 19: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period