G57.2 Lesion of femoral nerve

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from G57 Mononeuropathies of lower limb

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Codes under G57.2

• G57.20 Lesion of femoral nerve, unspecified lower limb
• G57.21 Lesion of femoral nerve, right lower limb
• G57.22 Lesion of femoral nerve, left lower limb
• G57.23 Lesion of femoral nerve, bilateral lower limbs

Code annotations containing back-references to G57.2

Back-references to G57

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

Diagnosis Index entries for G57.2

• Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › nerve › femoral
• Mononeuritis › femoral nerve
• Neuronitis › ascending (acute)

Nearby codes

• G57.1 Meralgia paresthetica
• 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 (this code)
• G57.20 Lesion of femoral nerve, unspecified lower limb
• G57.21 Lesion of femoral nerve, right lower limb
• G57.22 Lesion of femoral nerve, left lower limb
• G57.23 Lesion of femoral nerve, bilateral lower limbs
• G57.3 Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve