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ICD-10 diagnosis code

G57.1 Meralgia paraesthetica

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G57.1 is the ICD-10 code for Meralgia paraesthetica. 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 G57.1 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh syndrome

G57.1 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

G57.1Meralgia paraesthetica

NorwayICD-10-NO

G57.1Meralgia parestetica

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DG571Meralgia paraesthetica

  • DG571ALaesio nervi cutanei femoris lateralis syndrom
FinlandICD-10-FI

G57.1Meralgia paraesthetica

GermanyICD-10-GM

G57.1Meralgia paraesthetica

FranceICD-10-FR

G57.1Méralgie paresthésique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

G57.1meralgia paraesthetica

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • G57.10Meralgia paresthetica, unspecified lower limb
  • G57.11Meralgia paresthetica, right lower limb
  • G57.12Meralgia paresthetica, left lower limb
  • G57.13Meralgia paresthetica, 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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