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G57.0 Lesion of sciatic nerve

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G57.0 is the ICD-10 code for Lesion of sciatic nerve. It is a four-character subcategory of G57 (Mononeuropathies of lower limb), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G50–G59 (Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VI · G00–G99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What G57.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • sciatica:
    • NOS M54.3
    • attributed to intervertebral disc disorder M51.1

G57.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

G57.0Lesion av nervus ischiadicus

NorwayICD-10-NO

G57.0Lesjon i nervus ischiadicus

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DG570Neuropati i nervus ischiadicus

FinlandICD-10-FI

G57.0Lonkkahermon sairaus

GermanyICD-10-GM

G57.0Läsion des N. ischiadicus

FranceICD-10-FR

G57.0Lésion du nerf sciatique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

G57.0aandoening van nervus ischiadicus

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • G57.00Lesion of sciatic nerve, unspecified lower limb
  • G57.01Lesion of sciatic nerve, right lower limb
  • G57.02Lesion of sciatic nerve, left lower limb
  • G57.03Lesion of sciatic nerve, 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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