956.5 INJ NERVE PELV/LEG NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 956.5

Short Description: Inj nerve pelv/leg NEC

Long Description: Injury to other specified nerve(s) of pelvic girdle and lower limb

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Injury to nerves and spinal cord (950-957)
      • 956 Injury to peripheral nerve(s) of pelvic girdle and lower limb
        • 956.5 Inj nerve pelv/leg NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Closed injury lateral cutaneous nerve thigh
  • Closed injury obturator nerve
  • Closed injury, anterior interosseous nerve
  • Iliolumbar nerve injury
  • Injury of lateral plantar nerve
  • Injury of medial plantar nerve
  • Laceration of digital nerve in toe
  • Obturator nerve injury
  • Tibial nerve compression

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 956.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Injury 959.9
    • nerve 957.9
      • digital (finger) 955.6
        • toe 956.5
      • lower limb 956.9
        • specified site NEC 956.5
      • pelvic girdle 956.9
        • specified site NEC 956.5
      • plantar 956.5
      • tibial 956.5
        • ankle and foot 956.2
        • lower leg 956.5
        • posterior 956.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 956.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
956.5 Right Arrow S74.8X9A Injury of oth nerves at hip and thigh level, unsp leg, init
S84.809A Injury of oth nerves at lower leg level, unsp leg, init
S94.8X9A Injury of oth nerves at ankle and foot level, unsp leg, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
956.0 Injury to sciatic nerve
956.1 Injury to femoral nerve
956.2 Injury to posterior tibial nerve
956.3 Injury to peroneal nerve
956.4 Injury to cutaneous sensory nerve, lower limb
956.8 Injury to multiple nerves of pelvic girdle and lower limb
956.9 Injury to unspecified nerve of pelvic girdle and lower limb


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014