ICD-10 diagnosis code
Q72.1 Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot present
Q72.1 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot present. 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
Q72.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q72.1Medfödd avsaknad av lår och underben med förekomst av fot
Q72.1Medfødt mangel på lår eller legg med fot til stede
DQ721Fokomeli af underekstremitet
Q72.1Synnynnäinen reiden ja säären mutta ei jalkaterän puuttuminen
Q72.1Angeborenes Fehlen des Ober- und Unterschenkels bei vorhandenem Fuß
Q72.1Absence congénitale de la cuisse et de la jambe, pied présent
Q72.1congenitaal ontbreken van bovenbeen en onderbeen, met aanwezige voet
Listed through more specific codes:
- Q72.10Congenital absence of unspecified thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Q72.11Congenital absence of right thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Q72.12Congenital absence of left thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Q72.13Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot present, 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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