Q72.2 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot. 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
Q72.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q72.2Medfødt mangel på både legg og fot
DQ722Aplasi af både underben og fod
Q72.2Synnynnäinen sekä säären että jalkaterän puuttuminen
Q72.2Angeborenes Fehlen sowohl des Unterschenkels als auch des Fußes
Q72.2Absence congénitale de la jambe et du pied
Q72.2congenitaal ontbreken van zowel onderbeen als voet
Listed through more specific codes:
- Q72.20Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, unspecified lower limb
- Q72.21Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, right lower limb
- Q72.22Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, left lower limb
- Q72.23Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, 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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