G57.11

Meralgia paresthetica, right lower limb

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 14 never code together

G57code

Excludes1

Excludes1

current traumatic nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders - see Injury, nerve by body region
neuralgia NOS (M79.2)M79.2
neuritis NOS (M79.2)M79.2
peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (O26.82-)O26.82-
radiculitis NOS (M54.1-)M54.1-

Excludes2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 1

Inclusion terms

Index entries leading here 7

Paresthesia R20.2
- Bernhardt G57.1
Paresis — see also Paralysis
- Bernhardt's G57.1
Mononeuritis G58.9
- lateral
  - cutaneous nerve of thigh G57.1
Syndrome — see also Disease
- lateral
  - cutaneous nerve of thigh G57.1
Neuropathy, neuropathic G62.9
- entrapment G58.9
  - lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh G57.1
Mononeuropathy G58.9
- lower limb G57.9
  - meralgia paresthetica G57.1
Meralgia paresthetica G57.1

Alongside this code 3 same parent — G57.1

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