G57.1 Meralgia paresthetica

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh syndrome

Applies from G57 Mononeuropathies of lower limb

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Codes under G57.1

• G57.10 Meralgia paresthetica, unspecified lower limb
• G57.11 Meralgia paresthetica, right lower limb
• G57.12 Meralgia paresthetica, left lower limb
• G57.13 Meralgia paresthetica, bilateral lower limbs

Code annotations containing back-references to G57.1

Back-references to G57

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

Diagnosis Index entries for G57.1

• Meralgia paresthetica
• Mononeuritis › lateral › cutaneous nerve of thigh
• Mononeuropathy › lower limb › meralgia paresthetica
• Neuropathy, neuropathic › entrapment › lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh
• Paresis › Bernhardt's
• Paresthesia › Bernhardt
• Syndrome › lateral › cutaneous nerve of thigh

Nearby codes

• G57.0 Lesion of sciatic nerve
• 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 (this code)
• G57.10 Meralgia paresthetica, unspecified lower limb
• G57.11 Meralgia paresthetica, right lower limb
• G57.12 Meralgia paresthetica, left lower limb
• G57.13 Meralgia paresthetica, bilateral lower limbs
• G57.2 Lesion of femoral nerve