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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G57.20
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G57.20
Lesion of femoral nerve, unspecified lower limb
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- G57.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G57.20 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G57.20 - other international versions of ICD-10 G57.20 may differ.
The following code(s) above
G57.20 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
G57.20:
- G00-G99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range G00-G99
Diseases of the nervous systemType 2 Excludes- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Diseases of the nervous system - G50-G59
2023 ICD-10-CM Range G50-G59
Nerve, nerve root and plexus disordersType 1 Excludes- current traumatic nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - see Injury, nerve by body region
- neuralgia NOS (M79.2)
- neuritis NOS (M79.2)
- peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-)
- radiculitis NOS (M54.1-)
Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - G57
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G57
Mononeuropathies of lower limb
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region
Mononeuropathies of lower limb
Approximate Synonyms
- Femoral nerve lesion
- Nerve palsy, femoral
- Neuropathy (nerve damage), femoral nerve
- Neuropathy (nerve damage), genitofemoral
Clinical Information
- Disease involving the femoral nerve. The femoral nerve may be injured by ischemia (e.g., in association with diabetic neuropathies), nerve compression, trauma, collagen diseases, and other disease processes. Clinical features include muscle weakness or paralysis of hip flexion and knee extension, atrophy of the quadriceps muscle, reduced or absent patellar reflex, and impaired sensation over the anterior and medial thigh.
ICD-10-CM G57.20 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 073 Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders with mcc
- 074 Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders without mcc
Convert G57.20 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G57.20
G57.00 …… unspecified lower limb
G57.03 …… bilateral lower limbs
G57.1 Meralgia paresthetica
G57.10 …… unspecified lower limb
G57.13 …… bilateral lower limbs
G57.2 Lesion of femoral nerve
G57.20
…… unspecified lower limb
G57.23 …… bilateral lower limbs
G57.3 Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve
G57.30 …… unspecified lower limb
G57.33 …… bilateral lower limbs
G57.4 Lesion of medial popliteal nerve
G57.40 …… unspecified lower limb
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.