Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limb
Non-billable header
G57.9 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
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
- Mononeuritis, lower limb
- Mononeuropathy, lower limb
- Neuritis, ilioinguinal
- Neuroma, nonneoplastic, leg
- Neuroma, nonneoplastic, lower extremity
- Neuroma, surgical, leg
- Neuroma, surgical, lower extremity
- Neuropathy, neuropathic, leg NEC
- Neuropathy, neuropathic, lower extremity
- Paralysis, paralytic, abductor, lower extremity
- Paralysis, paralytic, ankle
- Paralysis, paralytic, compression, leg
- Paralysis, paralytic, compression, lower extremity
- Paralysis, paralytic, quadriceps
- Paralysis, paralytic, thigh
Parent code
- G57Mononeuropathies of lower limbHeader
More specific codes G57.9
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
- G57.6Lesion of plantar nerveHeader
- G57.7Causalgia of lower limbHeader
- G57.8Other specified mononeuropathies of lower limbHeader