G57.20

Approximate Synonyms

• Femoral nerve lesion

• Nerve palsy, femoral

• Neuropathy nerve damage), femoral nerve

• Neuropathy nerve damage), genitofemoral

Clinical Information

• Disease involving the femoral nerve. The femoral nerve may be injured by ischemia e.g., in association with diabetic neuropathies), nerve compression, trauma, collagen diseases, and other disease processes. Clinical features include muscle weakness or paralysis of hip flexion and knee extension, atrophy of the quadriceps muscle, reduced or absent patellar reflex, and impaired sensation over the anterior and medial thigh.

Details

• G57.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G57.20 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G57.20 – other international versions of ICD-10 G57.20 may differ.