Leg numbness can also be a symptom of a neurological disease known as alcohol leg, hypothyroidism, diabetic neuropathy, lead poisoning, or systemic lupus. It can also be caused by or indicate a possible stroke or tumor. Furthermore, the nerves may be affected by a deficiency in vitamin B12 and inflammation within the spinal cord.
Numbness in lower legs may be accompanied by other symptoms such as pain, burning, and difficulty walking, and causes can be mechanical, metabolic, and inflammatory, amongst others. Read more below to learn 10 possible causes of numbness in lower legs, treatment, and more.
Thoracic spinal stenosis can cause pain in your back and legs, loss of bladder or bowel function, and more. Chagas disease is caused by a tropical parasite and can cause fever, ill feeling, and swelling around the eye. Spinal tumors can cause back pain, weakness, and numbness in the legs and arms, and more serious issues.
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ICD-10-CM Code for Paresthesia of skin R20. 2.
Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation R20. 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 R20. 9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
R20. 2 Paresthesia of skin - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances89 for Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R20. 2: Paresthesia of skin.
Hypoesthesia is a decrease in your normal sensations such as touch or temperature, while paresthesia refers to having abnormal sensations. Usually paresthesia is described as a feeling of pins and needles or tingling. It can also refer to a feeling of buzzing or pricking on the skin.
What to know about paresthesia. Paresthesia is numbness or a burning feeling that occurs most often in the extremities, such as the hands, arms, legs, or feet, but that can happen elsewhere in the body as well. It is the same “pins and needles” feeling that happens when someone sits on their leg or foot for too long.
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2: Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified.
ICD-10 code Z51. 81 for Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoring is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Z76. 89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Z00.00ICD-10 Code for Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings- Z00. 00- Codify by AAPC.