956.9 INJ NERVE PELV/LEG NOS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 956.9

Short Description: Inj nerve pelv/leg NOS

Long Description: Injury to unspecified nerve 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
    - 956.9 Inj nerve pelv/leg NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 956.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Injury 959.9
- nerve 957.9
  - ankle and foot 956.9
  - foot and ankle 956.9
  - leg (see also Injury, nerve, lower limb) 956.9
  - lower limb 956.9
    - multiple 956.8
    - specified site NEC 956.5
  - pelvic girdle 956.9
    - multiple sites 956.8
    - specified site NEC 956.5
  - thigh 956.9
  - toe 956.9

Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
- leg 344.30
  - transient or transitory 781.4
    - traumatic NEC (see also Injury, nerve, lower limb) 956.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 956.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code	ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
956.9	S74.90XA	Injury of unsp nerve at hip and thigh level, unsp leg, init
	S84.90XA	Injury of unsp nerve at lower leg level, unsp leg, init
	S94.90XA	Injury of unsp nerve 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
956.5	Injury to other specified nerve(s) of pelvic girdle and lower limb
956.8	Injury to multiple nerves of pelvic girdle and lower limb

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

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