Bell's palsy ICD-10

PH3310 / 8304

OpenSAFELY

Jan 26, 2026

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OpenCodelists Phenotype

  1. Overview

    Codelist ID
    opensafely/bells-palsy-icd-10
    Version ID
    7d609d6a
    Coding System
    ICD10 codes
    Collections
    OpenCodelistPhenotype Library
    Tags
    No data

  2. Definition

    This codelist was taken from OpenCodelists, created by OpenSAFELY. We recommend viewing this Phenotype on the OpenCodelist website to view the most recent version.

    ICD-10 code for Bell's palsy, for use in hospital admissions and mortality data

    © University of Oxford for the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science 2025. This work may be copied freely for non-commercial research and study.

  3. Methodology

    Search and decisions documented in Github issue here https://github.com/opensafely/codelist-development/issues/135

    Code selected consistent with Brighton Collaboration definition of facial nerve palsy, and following search for any additional codes in WHO ICD-10 browser

  4. References

    Source Reference

    https://www.opencodelists.org/codelist/opensafely/bells-palsy-icd-10/7d609d6a

    References

  5. Clinical Codelist

  6. API

    To Export Phenotype Details:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3310/version/8304/detail/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_details = client$phenotypes$get_detail(
     'PH3310',
     version_id=8304
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_detail = client.phenotypes.get_detail(
     'PH3310',
     version_id=8304
    )

    To Export Phenotype Code List:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3310/version/8304/export/codes/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client$phenotypes$get_codelist(
     'PH3310',
     version_id=8304
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client.phenotypes.get_codelist(
     'PH3310',
     version_id=8304
    )

  7. Version History

    Version IDNameOwnerPublish date
    Bell's palsy ICD-10 ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:10