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ICD-10-CM Code M21.7
Unequal limb length (acquired)

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

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.


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.

Source: Wikipedia

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

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