Injury of nerves at lower leg level (S84)
Instructional Notations
Code Also
A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
- any associated open wound S81
Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
- injury of nerves at ankle and foot level S94
7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S84
7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88)
Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
S84 Injury of nerves at lower leg level
S84.0 Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level
S84.00 Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg
- S84.00XA Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S84.00XD Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.00XS Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
S84.01 Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, right leg
- S84.01XA Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S84.01XD Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.01XS Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
S84.02 Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, left leg
- S84.02XA Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S84.02XD Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.02XS Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
S84.1 Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level
S84.10 Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg
- S84.10XA Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S84.10XD Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.10XS Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
S84.11 Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, right leg
- S84.11XA Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S84.11XD Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.11XS Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
S84.12 Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, left leg
- S84.12XA Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S84.12XD Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.12XS Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
S84.2 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level
S84.20 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg
- S84.20XA Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S84.20XD Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.20XS Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
S84.21 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, right leg
- S84.21XA Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S84.21XD Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.21XS Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
S84.22 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, left leg
- S84.22XA Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S84.22XD Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.22XS Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
S84.8 Injury of other nerves at lower leg level
S84.80 Injury of other nerves at lower leg level
S84.801 Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, right leg
- S84.801A Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S84.801D Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.801S Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
S84.802 Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, left leg
- S84.802A Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S84.802D Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.802S Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
S84.809 Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, unspecified leg
- S84.809A Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S84.809D Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.809S Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
S84.9 Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level
S84.90 Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg
- S84.90XA Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S84.90XD Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.90XS Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
S84.91 Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, right leg
- S84.91XA Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S84.91XD Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.91XS Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
S84.92 Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, left leg
- S84.92XA Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S84.92XD Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S84.92XS Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
Injury of nerves at lower leg level (S84)