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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G57.20

Lesion of femoral nerve, unspecified lower limb

ICD-10-CM Code:
G57.20
ICD-10 Code for:
Lesion of femoral nerve, unspecified lower limb
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the nervous system
    (G00–G99)
    • Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders
      (G50-G59)
      • Mononeuropathies of lower limb
        (G57)

G57.20 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of lesion of femoral nerve, unspecified lower limb. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like G57.20 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Compression neuropathy of genitofemoral nerve
  • Femoral nerve compression
  • Femoral nerve paralysis
  • Femoral neuralgia
  • Femoral neuropathy
  • Genitofemoral neuropathy
  • Inflammation of femoral nerve

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Femoral Neuropathy

    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.

  • Femoral Neuropathy

    neuropathy of the femoral nerve.

Convert G57.20 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 355.2 - Femoral nerve lesion NEC
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:

  • The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
  • The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.