G57.23
Lesion of femoral nerve, bilateral lower limbs
G57.23 (also written G5723) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for lesion of femoral nerve, bilateral lower limbs. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 40 codes in category G57 (Mononeuropathies of lower limb). Its coding notes include 6 Excludes1 entries and 8 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
- current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Care settings
How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.
Home Health Primary
Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the Neuro Rehabilitation clinical group.
Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026