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ICD-10-CM Code for Causalgia of lower limb G57.7

ICD-10 code G57.7 for Causalgia of lower limb is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Causalgia of lower limb
Complex regional pain syndrome II of lower lim
Excludes1: complex regional pain syndrome I of lower limb (G90.52-)
complex regional pain syndrome I of upper limb (G90.51-)
complex regional pain syndrome II of upper limb (G56.4-)
reflex sympathetic dystrophy of lower limb (G90.52-)
reflex sympathetic dystrophy of upper limb (G90.51-)

G57

Excludes1: current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region

 
G57.7 Causalgia of lower limb
Child Code
Causalgia of unspecified lower limb
Child Code
Causalgia of right lower limb
Child Code
Causalgia of left lower limb
Child Code
Causalgia of bilateral lower limbs

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