ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G57.61
Lesion of plantar nerve, right lower limb
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G57.61
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G57 — Mononeuropathies of lower limb
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G57.61 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of lesion of plantar nerve, right lower limb. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in G57
- G57Mononeuropathies of lower limb
- G57.0Lesion of sciatic nerve
- G57.00Lesion of sciatic nerve, unspecified lower limb
- G57.01Lesion of sciatic nerve, right lower limb
- G57.02Lesion of sciatic nerve, left lower limb
- G57.03Lesion of sciatic nerve, bilateral lower limbs
- G57.1Meralgia paresthetica
- G57.10Meralgia paresthetica, unspecified lower limb
- G57.11Meralgia paresthetica, right lower limb
- G57.12Meralgia paresthetica, left lower limb
- G57.13Meralgia paresthetica, bilateral lower limbs
- G57.2Lesion of femoral nerve
- G57.20Lesion of femoral nerve, unspecified lower limb
- G57.21Lesion of femoral nerve, right lower limb
- G57.22Lesion of femoral nerve, left lower limb
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