Q71: Reduction defects of upper limb

Codes under Q71 (Reduction defects of upper limb). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
Q71.0	Congenital complete absence of upper limb	—
Q71.00	Congenital complete absence of unspecified upper limb	✓
Q71.01	Congenital complete absence of right upper limb	✓
Q71.1	Congenital absence of upper arm and forearm with hand present	—
Q71.02	Congenital complete absence of left upper limb	✓
Q71.2	Congenital absence of both forearm and hand	—
Q71.03	Congenital complete absence of upper limb, bilateral	✓
Q71.3	Congenital absence of hand and finger	—
Q71.4	Longitudinal reduction defect of radius	—
Q71.5	Longitudinal reduction defect of ulna	—
Q71.6	Lobster-claw hand	—
Q71.8	Other reduction defects of upper limb	—
Q71.9	Unspecified reduction defect of upper limb	—
Q71.10	Congenital absence of unspecified upper arm and forearm with hand present	✓
Q71.11	Congenital absence of right upper arm and forearm with hand present	✓
Q71.12	Congenital absence of left upper arm and forearm with hand present	✓
Q71.13	Congenital absence of upper arm and forearm with hand present, bilateral	✓
Q71.20	Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, unspecified upper limb	✓
Q71.21	Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, right upper limb	✓
Q71.22	Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, left upper limb	✓
Q71.23	Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, bilateral	✓
Q71.30	Congenital absence of unspecified hand and finger	✓
Q71.31	Congenital absence of right hand and finger	✓
Q71.32	Congenital absence of left hand and finger	✓
Q71.33	Congenital absence of hand and finger, bilateral	✓
Q71.40	Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified radius	✓
Q71.41	Longitudinal reduction defect of right radius	✓
Q71.42	Longitudinal reduction defect of left radius	✓
Q71.43	Longitudinal reduction defect of radius, bilateral	✓
Q71.50	Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified ulna	✓
Q71.51	Longitudinal reduction defect of right ulna	✓
Q71.52	Longitudinal reduction defect of left ulna	✓
Q71.53	Longitudinal reduction defect of ulna, bilateral	✓
Q71.60	Lobster-claw hand, unspecified hand	✓
Q71.61	Lobster-claw right hand	✓
Q71.62	Lobster-claw left hand	✓
Q71.63	Lobster-claw hand, bilateral	✓
Q71.81	Congenital shortening of upper limb	—
Q71.89	Other reduction defects of upper limb	—
Q71.90	Unspecified reduction defect of unspecified upper limb	✓
Q71.91	Unspecified reduction defect of right upper limb	✓
Q71.92	Unspecified reduction defect of left upper limb	✓
Q71.93	Unspecified reduction defect of upper limb, bilateral	✓
Q71.811	Congenital shortening of right upper limb	✓
Q71.812	Congenital shortening of left upper limb	✓
Q71.813	Congenital shortening of upper limb, bilateral	✓
Q71.819	Congenital shortening of unspecified upper limb	✓
Q71.891	Other reduction defects of right upper limb	✓
Q71.892	Other reduction defects of left upper limb	✓
Q71.893	Other reduction defects of upper limb, bilateral	✓
Q71.899	Other reduction defects of unspecified upper limb	✓

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