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FY2027

S94.0 — Injury of lateral plantar nerve

Not billable

Is S94.0 billable?

No — S94.0 is a non-billable header code. S94.0 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 9 billable codes beneath S94.0.

S94.0 at a glance

CodeS94.0
DescriptionInjury of lateral plantar nerve
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S94.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S94.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Injury › nerve NEC › lateral plantar
  • Injury › nerve NEC › foot › lateral plantar

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S94.0 to fully describe the condition. S94.0 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S94.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S94.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S90-S99

The conditions below are not part of S94.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S94.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • fracture of ankle and malleolus (S82.-)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Code also — inherited from S94

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S94.0 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

  • any associated open wound (S91.-)

What codes fall under S94.0? (3)

How long has S94.0 existed?

S94.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the S94 family? (5)