Q72: Reduction defects of lower limb

Codes under Q72 (Reduction defects of lower limb). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
Q72.0	Congenital complete absence of lower limb	—
Q72.00	Congenital complete absence of unspecified lower limb	✓
Q72.01	Congenital complete absence of right lower limb	✓
Q72.1	Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot present	—
Q72.02	Congenital complete absence of left lower limb	✓
Q72.2	Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot	—
Q72.03	Congenital complete absence of lower limb, bilateral	✓
Q72.3	Congenital absence of foot and toe(s)	—
Q72.4	Longitudinal reduction defect of femur	—
Q72.5	Longitudinal reduction defect of tibia	—
Q72.6	Longitudinal reduction defect of fibula	—
Q72.7	Split foot	—
Q72.8	Other reduction defects of lower limb	—
Q72.9	Unspecified reduction defect of lower limb	—
Q72.10	Congenital absence of unspecified thigh and lower leg with foot present	✓
Q72.11	Congenital absence of right thigh and lower leg with foot present	✓
Q72.12	Congenital absence of left thigh and lower leg with foot present	✓
Q72.13	Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot present, bilateral	✓
Q72.20	Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, unspecified lower limb	✓
Q72.21	Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, right lower limb	✓
Q72.22	Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, left lower limb	✓
Q72.23	Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, bilateral	✓
Q72.30	Congenital absence of unspecified foot and toe(s)	✓
Q72.31	Congenital absence of right foot and toe(s)	✓
Q72.32	Congenital absence of left foot and toe(s)	✓
Q72.33	Congenital absence of foot and toe(s), bilateral	✓
Q72.40	Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified femur	✓
Q72.41	Longitudinal reduction defect of right femur	✓
Q72.42	Longitudinal reduction defect of left femur	✓
Q72.43	Longitudinal reduction defect of femur, bilateral	✓
Q72.50	Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified tibia	✓
Q72.51	Longitudinal reduction defect of right tibia	✓
Q72.52	Longitudinal reduction defect of left tibia	✓
Q72.53	Longitudinal reduction defect of tibia, bilateral	✓
Q72.60	Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified fibula	✓
Q72.61	Longitudinal reduction defect of right fibula	✓
Q72.62	Longitudinal reduction defect of left fibula	✓
Q72.63	Longitudinal reduction defect of fibula, bilateral	✓
Q72.70	Split foot, unspecified lower limb	✓
Q72.71	Split foot, right lower limb	✓
Q72.72	Split foot, left lower limb	✓
Q72.73	Split foot, bilateral	✓
Q72.81	Congenital shortening of lower limb	—
Q72.89	Other reduction defects of lower limb	—
Q72.90	Unspecified reduction defect of unspecified lower limb	✓
Q72.91	Unspecified reduction defect of right lower limb	✓
Q72.92	Unspecified reduction defect of left lower limb	✓
Q72.93	Unspecified reduction defect of lower limb, bilateral	✓
Q72.811	Congenital shortening of right lower limb	✓
Q72.812	Congenital shortening of left lower limb	✓
Q72.813	Congenital shortening of lower limb, bilateral	✓
Q72.819	Congenital shortening of unspecified lower limb	✓
Q72.891	Other reduction defects of right lower limb	✓
Q72.892	Other reduction defects of left lower limb	✓
Q72.893	Other reduction defects of lower limb, bilateral	✓
Q72.899	Other reduction defects of unspecified lower limb	✓

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