G57.0 Lesion of sciatic nerve

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• sciatica NOS (M54.3-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• sciatica attributed to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1.-)

Applies from G57 Mononeuropathies of lower limb

Excludes1 (never code together)

• current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region

Codes under G57.0

• G57.00 Lesion of sciatic nerve, unspecified lower limb
• G57.01 Lesion of sciatic nerve, right lower limb
• G57.02 Lesion of sciatic nerve, left lower limb
• G57.03 Lesion of sciatic nerve, bilateral lower limbs

Code annotations containing back-references to G57.0

Back-references to G57.0

• Type 1 Excludes: M54.3 Sciatica ("lesion of sciatic nerve (G57.0)")

Back-references to G57

• Type 1 Excludes: M79.2 Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified ("mononeuropathies (G56-G58)")

Diagnosis Index entries for G57.0

• Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › nerve › sciatic
• Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › sciatic nerve
• Mononeuritis › sciatic nerve
• Neuropathy, neuropathic › sciatic
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › sciatic nerve

Nearby codes

• G57 Mononeuropathies of lower limb
• G57.0 Lesion of sciatic nerve (this code)
• G57.00 Lesion of sciatic nerve, unspecified lower limb
• G57.01 Lesion of sciatic nerve, right lower limb
• G57.02 Lesion of sciatic nerve, left lower limb
• G57.03 Lesion of sciatic nerve, bilateral lower limbs
• G57.1 Meralgia paresthetica