Injury to other specified nerve(s) of pelvic girdle and lower limb

This diagnosis code signifies trauma to a specific nerve or nerves within the pelvic girdle or lower extremity, excluding those explicitly covered by more specific ICD-9-CM codes. It encompasses injuries such as contusions, lacerations, or compression of nerves like the obturator, femoral, or sciatic nerve (when a more specific code isn't available for the sciatic nerve injury itself).

Apply this code when documentation clearly indicates an injury to a named peripheral nerve in the pelvic girdle or lower limb, and no more precise ICD-9-CM code exists for that specific nerve or type of injury. Examples include a documented obturator nerve contusion from a fall or a femoral nerve laceration from a penetrating wound. The physician's notes should specify the affected nerve(s) and the nature of the injury.

• Ensure the documentation specifies the named nerve(s) involved; avoid using for general lower limb nerve pain without an identified injury.
• Differentiate from nerve entrapment syndromes (e.g., meralgia paresthetica), which have their own specific codes.
• Always look for more specific codes first, especially for major nerves like the sciatic or peroneal, before defaulting to this "other specified" category.