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Q72.0

Congenital complete absence of lower limb

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

  • Q72.00 Congenital complete absence of unspecified lower limb
  • Q72.01 Congenital complete absence of right lower limb
  • Q72.02 Congenital complete absence of left lower limb
  • Q72.03 Congenital complete absence of lower limb, bilateral

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Congenital complete absence of lower limb

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Showing 40 of 68 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
Q72.1 Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot present Not billable
Q72.2 Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot Not billable
Q72.3 Congenital absence of foot and toe(s) Not billable
Q72.4 Longitudinal reduction defect of femur Not billable
Q72.5 Longitudinal reduction defect of tibia Not billable
Q72.6 Longitudinal reduction defect of fibula Not billable
Q72.7 Split foot Not billable
Q72.8 Other reduction defects of lower limb Not billable
Q72.9 Unspecified reduction defect of lower limb Not billable