G57.6

Lesion of plantar nerve

Non-billable header

G57.6 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Morton's metatarsalgia

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • current traumatic nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - see Injury, nerve by body region (from G57)
  • neuralgia NOS (M79.2) (from G57)
  • neuritis NOS (M79.2) (from G57)
  • peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-) (from G57)
  • radiculitis NOS (M54.1-) (from G57)
  • current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region (from G57)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from G57)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from G57)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from G57)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from G57)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from G57)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from G57)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from G57)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from G57)

Also known as

  • Morton's metatarsalgia
  • Lesion, nerve, plantar
  • Metatarsalgia, anterior
  • Metatarsalgia, Morton's
  • Mononeuritis, plantar nerve
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic, Morton's
  • Neuroma, digital
  • Neuroma, Morton's
  • Neuroma, plantar
  • Neuropathy, neuropathic, plantar nerves
  • Paralysis, paralytic, plantar nerve
  • Paralysis, paralytic, toe

Parent code

  • G57Mononeuropathies of lower limbHeader

More specific codes G57.6

  • G57.60Lesion of plantar nerve, unspecified lower limbBillable
  • G57.61Lesion of plantar nerve, right lower limbBillable
  • G57.62Lesion of plantar nerve, left lower limbBillable
  • G57.63Lesion of plantar nerve, bilateral lower limbsBillable

Related codes

  • G57.0Lesion of sciatic nerveHeader
  • G57.1Meralgia parestheticaHeader
  • G57.2Lesion of femoral nerveHeader
  • G57.3Lesion of lateral popliteal nerveHeader
  • G57.4Lesion of medial popliteal nerveHeader
  • G57.5Tarsal tunnel syndromeHeader
  • G57.7Causalgia of lower limbHeader
  • G57.8Other specified mononeuropathies of lower limbHeader
  • G57.9Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limbHeader

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