Q72.0 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital complete absence of lower limb(s). It is a four-character subcategory of Q72 (Reduction defects of lower 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
Q72.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q72.0Medfödd komplett avsaknad av nedre extremitet (extremiteter)
Q72.0Medfødt fullstendig mangel på underekstremite
DQ720Ameli af underekstremitet
- DQ720AAmputatio congenita extremitatis inferioris
- DQ720BAplasi af underekstremitet
Q72.0Synnynnäinen alaraajan/alaraajojen täydellinen puuttuminen
Q72.0Angeborenes vollständiges Fehlen der unteren Extremität(en)
Q72.0Absence congénitale complète d'un (des) membre(s) inférieur(s)
Q72.0congenitaal totaal ontbreken van onderste extremiteit(en)
Listed through more specific codes:
- Q72.00Congenital complete absence of unspecified lower limb
- Q72.01Congenital complete absence of right lower limb
- Q72.02Congenital complete absence of left lower limb
- Q72.03Congenital complete absence of lower limb, 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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