ICD-10-CM Code Q72.81
Congenital shortening of lower limb

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.

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ICD Code Q72.81 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of Q72.81 that describes the diagnosis 'congenital shortening of lower limb' in more detail.

Q72.81 Congenital shortening of lower limb NON-BILLABLE
- BILLABLE Q72.811 Congenital shortening of right lower limb
- BILLABLE Q72.812 Congenital shortening of left lower limb
- BILLABLE Q72.813 Congenital shortening of lower limb, bilateral
- BILLABLE Q72.819 Congenital shortening of unspecified lower limb

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Q72.81 - Congenital shortening of lower limb'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Q72.81. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Short, shortening, shortness +

Parent Code: Q72.8 - Other reduction defects of lower limb

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ICD-10-CM Code Q72.81 Congenital shortening of lower limb

Non-Billable Code

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Q72.81 - Congenital shortening of lower limb'

ICD-10-CM Code Q72.81
Congenital shortening of lower limb