G53.0** Asterisk (manifestation)

Postzoster neuralgia (B02.2†)

Coding rules (TT06)

●Cannot be used as primary diagnosis

Dual coding (†/*)

This is an asterisk (*) manifestation code — usually paired with a dagger (†) etiology code.

Paired codesB02.2†Zoster with other nervous system involvement

→ Full dagger (†) ↔ asterisk (*) mapping table

Coding guidance (WHO 2019)

Postherpetic: geniculate ganglionitis trigeminal neuralgia

Sibling codes

G53*Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere G53.1*Multiple cranial nerve palsies in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (A00-B99†)G53.2*Multiple cranial nerve palsies in sarcoidosis (D86.8†)G53.3*Multiple cranial nerve palsies in neoplastic disease (C00-D48†)G53.8*Other cranial nerve disorders in other diseases classified elsewhere