S84.809D

S84.809D: Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified

S84.809D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for injury of other nerves at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check S84.809D with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "D": subsequent encounter

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

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S84.809D

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S84: Injury of nerves at lower leg level

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

S84.809D is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56607Billing and Coding: Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks (CPNB)
A57188Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
A57668Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.