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G57.42

Billable

Lesion of medial popliteal nerve, left 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 medial popliteal nerve (tibial nerve) affecting the left leg, causing weakness or numbness in the left lower leg and foot.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify left leg laterality is explicitly documented in the clinical notes
  • •Document the etiology (post-surgical, traumatic, compressive) as supporting information for clinical context

Code Hierarchy

└G57Mononeuropathies of lower limb└G57.4Lesion of medial popliteal nerve└G57.42Lesion of medial popliteal nerve, left lower limb
└G57.42Lesion of medial popliteal nerve, left lower limb

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