NC99

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Multiple injuries of lower leg

Coding note

Each injury should be coded separately. This code should be used alone only when the detail of the specific injuries is unknown, or it is not possible to code each injury. This code may also be used in postcoordination to identify cases of complex trauma.

Index terms

  • Multiple injuries of lower leg
  • injury of multiple sites, lower leg

Exclusions from above levels

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/152692065 – Frostbite
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – Burns
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/252518591 – Injuries to the ankle or foot
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  • ND55 – Other injuries of leg, level unspecified
  • NE61 – Insect bite or sting, venomous
  • FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
  • FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
  • FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
  • FB80.B – Pathological fracture
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
  • JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Sibling codes

  • NC90 – Superficial injury of knee or lower leg
  • NC91 – Open wound of knee or lower leg
  • NC92 – Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
  • NC93 – Dislocation or strain or sprain of joints or ligaments of knee
  • NC94 – Injury of nerves at lower leg level
  • NC95 – Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level
  • NC96 – Injury of muscle, fascia, tendon or bursa at lower leg level
  • NC97 – Crushing injury of lower leg
  • NC98 – Traumatic amputation of lower leg
  • NC9Y – Other specified injuries to the knee or lower leg
  • NC9Z – Injuries to the knee or lower leg, unspecified

Foundation entity

Multiple injuries of lower leg – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/524539705

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes