S84 Non-Billable Code

Injury of nerves at lower leg level

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

S80-S89 Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeAlso

any associated open wound (S81.-)

excludes2

injury of nerves at ankle and foot level (S94.-)

sevenChrDef

{'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
{'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
{'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}

sevenChrNote

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S84

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

S84.0 - Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level
S84.1 - Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level
S84.2 - Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level
S84.8 - Injury of other nerves at lower leg level
S84.9 - Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level

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