Unspecified reduction defect of unspecified lower limb

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Reduction defect of lower limb, unspecified, unspecified side
FY2011 Draft description revised draft ~~Reduction defect of lower limb, unspecified, unspecified side~~ Unspecified reduction defect of unspecified 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.

Aplasia
Deficit
Missing
Abnormity
Dysplasia
Amputation
Lobulation
Fold, folds
Rudimentary
Avitaminosis
Malformation
Birth > defect
Maldevelopment
Agenesis > ulna
Hypovitaminosis
Septum, septate
Agenesis > femur
Agenesis > tibia
Agenesis > fibula
Agenesis > radius
Rudimentary > arm
Agenesis > humerus
Vitamin deficiency
Lesion > congenital
Loss > organ or part
Agenesis > radioulnar
Aplasia > limb > lower
Deprivation > vitamins
Hemimelia > lower limb
Hemimelia > upper limb
Meromelia > lower limb
Meromelia > upper limb
Agenesis > tibiofibular
Implantation > anomalous
Absence > toe > with foot
Congenital > malformation
Absence > arm > congenital
Absence > leg > congenital
Undeveloped, undevelopment
Absence > extremity > upper

Showing 40 of 120 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Q72.91	Unspecified reduction defect of right lower limb	Valid
Q72.92	Unspecified reduction defect of left lower limb	Valid
Q72.93	Unspecified reduction defect of lower limb, bilateral	Valid