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G57.00

Billable

Lesion of sciatic nerve, unspecified lower limb

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Damage or injury to the sciatic nerve in an unspecified leg, causing pain, weakness, or numbness along the back of the thigh and lower leg. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body.

Coding Tips

  • •Sciatic nerve lesions can result from trauma, compression, or other causes; document the underlying etiology if known
  • •Laterality is unspecified; if right or left is documented, use G57.01 or G57.02 instead

Code Hierarchy

└G57Mononeuropathies of lower limb└G57.0Lesion of sciatic nerve└G57.00Lesion of sciatic nerve, unspecified lower limb
└G57.00Lesion of sciatic nerve, unspecified lower limb

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