2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Injury And Poisoning 800-999 > Injury To Nerves And Spinal Cord 950-957 > Injury To Other Cranial Nerve(S) 951.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 951.4 Injury to facial nerve  On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date. The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 951.4 can be accessed here. Traumatic injuries to the facial nerve. This may result in FACIAL PARALYSIS, decreased lacrimation and salivation, and loss of taste sensation in the anterior tongue. The nerve may regenerate and reform its original pattern of innervation, or regenerate aberrantly, resulting in inappropriate lacrimation in response to gustatory stimuli (e.g., "crocodile tears") and other syndromes. 951.4 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 951.4 contains 2 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 951.* hierarchy ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog. 951.4 also known as: Seventh cranial nerve Index entries containing 951.4: Injury 959.9 nerve 957.9 cranial 951.9 seventh or facial 951.4 facial 951.4 newborn 767.5