355.0 SCIATIC NERVE LESION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 355.0

Short Description: Sciatic nerve lesion

Long Description: Lesion of sciatic nerve

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Disorders of the peripheral nervous system (350-359)
      • 355 Mononeuritis of lower limb
        • 355.0 Sciatic nerve lesion

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 355.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
    • sciatic nerve 355.0
  • Compression
    • nerve NEC - see also Disorder, nerve
      • sciatic (acute) 355.0
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • nerve 349.9
      • sciatic NEC 355.0
  • Mononeuritis 355.9
    • sciatic nerve 355.0
  • Neuropathy, neuropathic (see also Disorder, nerve) 355.9
    • sciatic 355.0
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • sciatic nerve 355.0
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • pyriformis 355.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 355.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
355.0 Right Arrow G57.00 Lesion of sciatic nerve, unspecified lower limb
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
355.1 Meralgia paresthetica
355.2 Other lesion of femoral nerve
355.3 Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve
355.4 Lesion of medial popliteal nerve
355.5 Tarsal tunnel syndrome
355.6 Lesion of plantar nerve
355.71 Causalgia of lower limb
355.79 Other mononeuritis of lower limb
355.8 Mononeuritis of lower limb, unspecified
355.9 Mononeuritis of unspecified site


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