355.1 MERALGIA PARESTHETICA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 355.1

Short Description: Meralgia paresthetica

Long Description: Meralgia paresthetica

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Disorders of the peripheral nervous system (350-359)
      • 355 Mononeuritis of lower limb
        • 355.1 Meralgia paresthetica

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 355.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Bernhardt's disease or paresthesia 355.1
  • Bernhardt-Roth disease or syndrome (parasthesia) 355.1
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Bernhardt (-Roth) 355.1
    • Roth (-Bernhardt) 355.1
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • nerve 349.9
      • lateral
        • cutaneous of thigh 355.1
  • Meralgia paresthetica 355.1
  • Mononeuritis 355.9
    • lateral
      • cutaneous nerve of thigh 355.1
  • Neuropathy, neuropathic (see also Disorder, nerve) 355.9
    • entrapment 355.9
      • lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh 355.1
  • Paresthesia (see also Disturbance, sensation) 782.0
    • Bernhardt 355.1
  • Rot-Bernhardt disease 355.1
  • Roth's disease or meralgia 355.1
  • Roth-Bernhardt disease or syndrome 355.1
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Bernhardt-Roth 355.1
    • lateral
      • cutaneous nerve of thigh 355.1
    • Roth's 355.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 355.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
355.1 Right Arrow G57.10 Meralgia paresthetica, 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
355.0 Lesion of sciatic nerve
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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