G57 is the ICD-10 code for Mononeuropathies of lower limb. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block G50–G59 (Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- VI · G00–G99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What G57 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region
Subcodes of G57
- G57.0Lesion of sciatic nerve
- G57.1Meralgia paraesthetica
- G57.2Lesion of femoral nerve
- G57.3Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve
- G57.4Lesion of medial popliteal nerve
- G57.5Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- G57.6Lesion of plantar nerve
- G57.8Other mononeuropathies of lower limb
- G57.9Mononeuropathy of lower limb, unspecified
G57 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
G57Mononeuropati (sjukdom i en enda perifer nerv) i nedre extremitet
DG57Mononeuropati i ben
G57Alaraajan yhden hermon sairaudet
G57Mononeuropathien der unteren Extremität
G57Mononévrite du membre inférieur
G57mononeuropathieën van onderste extremiteit
Listed through more specific codes:
- G57.70Causalgia of unspecified lower limb
- G57.71Causalgia of right lower limb
- G57.72Causalgia of left lower limb
- G57.73Causalgia of bilateral lower limbs
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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