Meralgia paresthetica is a disorder characterized by tingling, numbness, and burning pain in the outer side of the thigh. The disorder is caused by compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, a sensory nerve to the skin, as it exits the pelvis.
Meralgia paresthetica or meralgia paraesthetica is numbness or pain in the outer thigh not caused by injury to the thigh, but by injury to a nerve that extends from the spinal column to the thigh. Innervation of lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh (shaded area) on the right leg.
ICD-10 code M79. 651 for Pain in right thigh is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .
65: Pain in thigh.
Lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy is a focal neuropathy caused by compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) at the level of anterior‐superior iliac spine or inguinal ligament. It is commonly associated with diabetes mellitus, obesity, and wearing tight clothing.
Hereditary and idiopathic neuropathy, unspecified G60. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM G60. 9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
606.
R10. 2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
ICD-10-CM Code for Muscle weakness (generalized) M62. 81.
M79. 652 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
89.29 or the diagnosis term “chronic pain syndrome” to utilize ICD-10 code G89. 4.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M79. 66 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M79.