ICD-10-CM Code M21.76
Unequal limb length (acquired), tibia and fibula
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 M21.76 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of M21.76 that describes the diagnosis 'unequal limb length (acquired), tibia and fibula' in more detail.
- M21.76 Unequal limb length (acquired), tibia and fibula NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE 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
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 'M21.76 - Unequal limb length (acquired), tibia and fibula'
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Parent Code: M21.7 - Unequal limb length (acquired)