Meralgia paresthetica means the patient is experiencing numbness or pain in the outer thigh that is not caused by an injury to the thigh but an injury to the sensory nerve supplying that region. This nerve, called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, extends from the spinal column to the thigh.
G57.11 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM G57.11 became effective on October 1, 2019.
G57.11 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM G57.11 became effective on October 1, 2018. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G57.11 - other international versions of ICD-10 G57.11 may differ.
G57.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM G57.1 became effective on October 1, 2021.
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.
thighThe lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh (also called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve) is a cutaneous nerve of the thigh. It originates from the dorsal divisions of the second and third lumbar nerves from the lumbar plexus. It passes under the inguinal ligament to reach the thigh.
65: Pain in thigh.
Unspecified injury of right thigh, initial encounter S79. 921A 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 S79. 921A became effective on October 1, 2021.
Variant anatomy The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is derived from the femoral nerve in approximately 10% of cadavers studied ostensibly, because the femoral nerve is also derived from posterior divisions of the anterior rami of the lumbar nerves.
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.
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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.
ICD-10-CM Code for Weakness R53. 1.
M25. 551 Pain in right hip - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
M25. 561 Pain in right knee - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
S80. 911A - Unspecified superficial injury of right knee [initial encounter]. ICD-10-CM.