Q72.3 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital absence of foot and toe(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
Q72.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q72.3Medfødt mangel på fot eller tå
DQ723Aplasi af fod eller tæer
- DQ723AAplasi af fod
Q72.3Synnynnäinen sekä jalkaterän että varpaan/varpaiden puuttuminen
Q72.3Angeborenes Fehlen des Fußes oder einer oder mehrerer Zehen
Q72.3Absence congénitale du pied et d'un (des) orteil(s)
Q72.3congenitaal ontbreken van voet of teen (tenen)
Listed through more specific codes:
- Q72.30Congenital absence of unspecified foot and toe(s)
- Q72.31Congenital absence of right foot and toe(s)
- Q72.32Congenital absence of left foot and toe(s)
- Q72.33Congenital absence of foot and toe(s), 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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