ICD-10-CM Code M21.7
Unequal limb length (acquired)
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M21.7 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of M21.7 that describes the diagnosis 'unequal limb length (acquired)' in more detail.
- M21.7 Unequal limb length (acquired) NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M21.70 Unequal limb length (acquired), unspecified site
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- M21.731 Unequal limb length (acquired), right ulna BILLABLE
- M21.732 Unequal limb length (acquired), left ulna BILLABLE
- M21.733 Unequal limb length (acquired), right radius BILLABLE
- M21.734 Unequal limb length (acquired), left radius BILLABLE
- M21.739 Unequal limb length (acquired), unspecified ulna and radius BILLABLE
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- M21.761 Unequal limb length (acquired), right tibia BILLABLE
- M21.762 Unequal limb length (acquired), left tibia BILLABLE
- M21.763 Unequal limb length (acquired), right fibula BILLABLE
- M21.764 Unequal limb length (acquired), left fibula BILLABLE
- M21.769 Unequal limb length (acquired), unspecified tibia and fibula BILLABLE
The ICD code M217 is used to code Unequal leg length
Unequal leg length (also termed leg length inequality, LLI or leg length discrepancy, LLD) is where the legs are either different lengths or appear to be different lengths because of misalignment.
Specialty: | Rheumatology |
MeSH Codes: | , |
ICD 9 Codes: | 736.81, 755.30 |
A girl with a congenital, structural difference in leg lengths is walking in a clinic.
Coding Notes for M21.7 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
- Code Notes:
- The site used should correspond to the shorter limb
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Fifth character required to further specify the site
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M21.7 - Unequal limb length (acquired)'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M21.7. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M21 - Other acquired deformities of limbs