ICD-10-CM category
Q71 Reduction defects of upper limb
Q71 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 40 complete codes below.
Codes in Q71
- Q71.00Congenital complete absence of unspecified upper limb
- Q71.01Congenital complete absence of right upper limb
- Q71.02Congenital complete absence of left upper limb
- Q71.03Congenital complete absence of upper limb, bilateral
- Q71.10Congenital absence of unspecified upper arm and forearm with hand present
- Q71.11Congenital absence of right upper arm and forearm with hand present
- Q71.12Congenital absence of left upper arm and forearm with hand present
- Q71.13Congenital absence of upper arm and forearm with hand present, bilateral
- Q71.20Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, unspecified upper limb
- Q71.21Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, right upper limb
- Q71.22Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, left upper limb
- Q71.23Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, bilateral
- Q71.30Congenital absence of unspecified hand and finger
- Q71.31Congenital absence of right hand and finger
- Q71.32Congenital absence of left hand and finger
- Q71.33Congenital absence of hand and finger, bilateral
- Q71.40Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified radius
- Q71.41Longitudinal reduction defect of right radius
- Q71.42Longitudinal reduction defect of left radius
- Q71.43Longitudinal reduction defect of radius, bilateral
- Q71.50Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified ulna
- Q71.51Longitudinal reduction defect of right ulna
- Q71.52Longitudinal reduction defect of left ulna
- Q71.53Longitudinal reduction defect of ulna, bilateral
- Q71.60Lobster-claw hand, unspecified hand
- Q71.61Lobster-claw right hand
- Q71.62Lobster-claw left hand
- Q71.63Lobster-claw hand, bilateral
- Q71.811Congenital shortening of right upper limb
- Q71.812Congenital shortening of left upper limb
- Q71.813Congenital shortening of upper limb, bilateral
- Q71.819Congenital shortening of unspecified upper limb
- Q71.891Other reduction defects of right upper limb
- Q71.892Other reduction defects of left upper limb
- Q71.893Other reduction defects of upper limb, bilateral
- Q71.899Other reduction defects of unspecified upper limb
- Q71.90Unspecified reduction defect of unspecified upper limb
- Q71.91Unspecified reduction defect of right upper limb
- Q71.92Unspecified reduction defect of left upper limb
- Q71.93Unspecified reduction defect of upper limb, bilateral
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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