956.2 INJ POSTERIOR TIB NERVE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 956.2

Short Description: Inj posterior tib nerve

Long Description: Injury to posterior tibial nerve

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Injury to nerves and spinal cord (950-957)
      • 956 Injury to peripheral nerve(s) of pelvic girdle and lower limb
        • 956.2 Inj posterior tib nerve

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 956.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Injury 959.9
    • nerve 957.9
      • tibial 956.5
        • ankle and foot 956.2
        • posterior 956.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 956.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
956.2 Right Arrow S84.00XA Injury of tibial nerve at lower leg level, unsp leg, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
956.0 Injury to sciatic nerve
956.1 Injury to femoral nerve
956.3 Injury to peroneal nerve
956.4 Injury to cutaneous sensory nerve, lower limb
956.5 Injury to other specified nerve(s) of pelvic girdle and lower limb
956.8 Injury to multiple nerves of pelvic girdle and lower limb
956.9 Injury to unspecified nerve of pelvic girdle and lower limb


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014