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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q71.6 Lobster-claw hand

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Q71.6 is the ICD-10 code for Lobster-claw hand. It is a four-character subcategory of Q71 (Reduction defects of upper limb), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Q65–Q79 (Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system) in Chapter XVII, Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVII · Q00–Q99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Q71.6 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Q71.6Hummerklohand

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q71.6Spaltehånd

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ716Medfødt klohånd

FinlandICD-10-FI

Q71.6Halkiokäsi (Käden ektrodaktylia)

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q71.6Spalthand

FranceICD-10-FR

Q71.6Main en pince de homard

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q71.6kreeftenschaarhand

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • Q71.60Lobster-claw hand, unspecified hand
  • Q71.61Lobster-claw right hand
  • Q71.62Lobster-claw left hand
  • Q71.63Lobster-claw hand, bilateral

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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