G57.7
Header — not billableCausalgia of lower limb
The ICD-10 code for causalgia of lower limb is G57.7.
G57.7 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Complex regional pain syndrome II of lower limb
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- G57.0Lesion of sciatic nervenon-billable header
- G57.1Meralgia parestheticanon-billable header
- G57.2Lesion of femoral nervenon-billable header
- G57.3Lesion of lateral popliteal nervenon-billable header
- G57.4Lesion of medial popliteal nervenon-billable header
- G57.5Tarsal tunnel syndromenon-billable header
- G57.6Lesion of plantar nervenon-billable header
- G57.8Other specified mononeuropathies of lower limbnon-billable header
- G57.9Unspecified mononeuropathy of lower limbnon-billable header
- G57.7Causalgia of lower limbnon-billable header