Excludes2

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
  1. S84 Injury of nerves at lower leg level

    Excludes2

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

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

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S84.0 Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level

      1. S84.00 Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg

      2. S84.01 Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, right leg

      3. S84.02 Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, left leg

    2. S84.1 Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level

      1. S84.10 Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg

      2. S84.11 Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, right leg

      3. S84.12 Injury of peroneal nerve at lower leg level, left leg

    3. S84.2 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level

      1. S84.20 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg

      2. S84.21 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, right leg

      3. S84.22 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at lower leg level, left leg

    4. S84.8 Injury of other nerves at lower leg level

      1. S84.80 Injury of other nerves at lower leg level

        • S84.801 Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, right leg
        • S84.802 Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, left leg
        • S84.809 Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, unspecified leg
    5. S84.9 Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level

      1. S84.90 Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, unspecified leg

      2. S84.91 Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, right leg

      3. S84.92 Injury of unspecified nerve at lower leg level, left leg

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.