G57.23 — Lesion of femoral nerve, bilateral lower limbs
Is G57.23 billable?
Yes — G57.23 is billable for FY2027. G57.23 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. G57.23 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
G57.23 at a glance
| Code | G57.23 |
|---|---|
| Description | Lesion of femoral nerve, bilateral lower limbs |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does G57.23 group to?
G57.23 sits in MDC 01 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 073Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders with MCCmedical
- 074Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without MCCmedical
How is G57.23 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under G57.2, the nearest indexed parent of G57.23. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Mononeuritis › femoral nerve
- Neuronitis › ascending
- Lesion › nerve › femoral (s) (nontraumatic)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from G50-G59
The conditions below can never be reported together with G57.23 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from G57
The conditions below can never be reported together with G57.23 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G57.23, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G57.23 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
How long has G57.23 existed?
G57.23 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.