ICD-10-CM Code M21.75
Unequal limb length (acquired), femur
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 M21.75 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of M21.75 that describes the diagnosis 'unequal limb length (acquired), femur' in more detail.
- M21.75 Unequal limb length (acquired), femur NON-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.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M21.75 - Unequal limb length (acquired), femur'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M21.75. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M21.7 - Unequal limb length (acquired)