ICD Code M21.371

ICD code M21.371 is foot drop affecting the right foot.

1. Presence of difficulty or inability to dorsiflex the right foot

2. Observable dragging of the right foot while walking

3. Weakness or paralysis of the muscles responsible for lifting the right foot

4. Gait abnormalities such as high-stepping or slapping gait on the right side

5. Clinical evidence of neurological or muscular impairment affecting the right lower extremity

6. Symptoms not attributable to acute trauma or injury alone, but consistent with underlying neuromuscular dysfunction

Relevant CPT codes that may be used to treat ICD code M21.371 include:

- 95886: Needle electromyography, each extremity with related nerve conduction studies

- 95860: Needle electromyography, one extremity

- 20550: Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis

- 20552: Injection(s); single or multiple trigger point(s), one or two muscle(s)

- 97750: Physical performance test or measurement

- 97110: Therapeutic exercises, each 15 minutes

- 97112: Neuromuscular reeducation, each 15 minutes

- 64561: Percutaneous implantation of neurostimulator electrodes; sacral nerve (transforaminal placement)

- 64721: Neuroplasty and/or transposition; median nerve at carpal tunnel

- 64708: Neuroplasty, major peripheral nerve, arm or leg, open; each nerve

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