An ambidextrous patient suffers a left side flaccid hemiplegia. Select the correct ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for this condition:
G81)00 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting unspecified side
G81)02 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting dominant side
G81)03 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting nondominant side

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For an ambidextrous patient, the left side is considered the dominant side according to ICD-10-CM guidelines. Therefore, G81.02 is the correct code.

An Ambidextrous Patient Suffers a Left Side Flaccid Hemiplegia