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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 355.6
Lesion of plantar nerve
  • Short description: Plantar nerve lesion.
  • ICD-9-CM 355.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 355.6 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 355.6.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 355.6: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 355.6 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G57.60 Lesion of plantar nerve, unspecified lower limb
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilat mortons neuroma
  • Bilateral mortons neuroma
  • Entrapment of plantar nerve (disorder)
  • L lateral plantar neuropathy
  • L plantar nerve entrapment
  • L plantar nerve lesion
  • Lateral plantar neuropathy
  • Left lateral plantar neuropathy
  • Left Mortons neuroma
  • Left plantar nerve entrapment
  • Left plantar nerve lesion
  • Morton's metatarsalgia
  • Mortons neuroma
  • Mortons neuroma of left toes
  • Mortons neuroma of right toes
  • Mortons neuroma, L
  • Mortons neuroma, left
  • Mortons neuroma, R
  • Mortons neuroma, right
  • Neuroma of foot (disorder)
  • Neuroma, foot
  • Neuropathy (nerve damage), lateral plantar nerve
  • Plantar nerve entrapment
  • Plantar nerve lesion
  • R lateral plantar neuropathy
  • R plantar nerve entrapment
  • R plantar nerve lesion
  • Right lateral plantar neuropathy
  • Right Mortons neuroma
  • Right plantar nerve entrapment
  • Right plantar nerve lesion
Applies To
  • Morton's metatarsalgia, neuralgia, or neuroma
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 355.6:
  • Angiospasm 443.9
    • nerve
      • arm 354.9
      • autonomic (see also Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic) 337.9
      • axillary 353.0
      • leg 355.8
        • plantar 355.6
      • lower extremity - see Angiospasm, nerve, leg
      • median 354.1
      • peripheral NEC 355.9
      • spinal NEC 355.9
      • sympathetic (see also Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic) 337.9
      • ulnar 354.2
      • upper extremity - see Angiospasm, nerve, arm
  • Compression
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Morton's (with metatarsalgia) 355.6
  • Disorder - see also Disease
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic
    • perineural NEC 355.9
      • foot 355.6
  • Irritation
    • plantar nerve 355.6
  • Metatarsalgia 726.70
    • anterior 355.6
    • Morton's 355.6
  • Mononeuritis 355.9
    • plantar nerve 355.6
  • Morton's
    • disease 355.6
    • foot 355.6
    • metatarsalgia (syndrome) 355.6
    • neuralgia 355.6
    • neuroma 355.6
    • syndrome (metatarsalgia) (neuralgia) 355.6
    • toe 355.6
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute) (see also Neuritis) 729.2
    • metatarsal 355.6
    • Morton's 355.6
  • Neuroma (M9570/0) - see also Neoplasm, connective tissue, benign
    • digital 355.6
      • toe 355.6
    • interdigital (toe) 355.6
    • intermetatarsal 355.6
    • Morton's 355.6
    • plantar 355.6
  • Neuropathy, neuropathic (see also Disorder, nerve) 355.9
    • plantar nerves 355.6
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • plantar nerves 355.6
    • toe 355.6
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Morton's (foot) (metatarsalgia) (metatarsal neuralgia) (neuralgia) (neuroma) (toe) 355.6
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