M21.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified acquired deformities of limbs. It is a four-character subcategory of M21 (Other acquired deformities of limbs), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M20–M25 (Other joint disorders) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIII · M00–M99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
M21.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M21.8Andra specificerade förvärvade deformiteter av extremiteter
M21.8Annen spesifisert ervervet deformitet i ekstremitet
DM218Anden erhvervet ekstremitetsdeformitet
- DM218ACubitus valgus acquisitus
- DM218BCubitus varus acquisitus
- DM218CGenu valgum acquisitum
- DM218DBrevitas acquisita extremitatis
- DM218EGenu varum acquisitum
- DM218FCoxa vara acquisita
- DM218GGenu recurvatum acquisitum
- DM218HCoxa valga acquisita
- and 1 more national subcodes
M21.8Muu raajojen hankinnainen epämuotoisuus
M21.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete erworbene Deformitäten der Extremitäten
M21.8Autres déformations précisées des membres
M21.8overige gespecificeerde verworven misvormingen van extremiteiten
Listed through more specific codes:
- M21.80Other specified acquired deformities of unspecified limb
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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