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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q72.8 Other reduction defects of lower limb(s)

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Q72.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other reduction defects 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

What Q72.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Congenital shortening of lower limb(s)

Q72.8 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

Q72.8Andra specificerade reduktionsmissbildningar av nedre extremitet (extremiteter)

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q72.8Annen spesifisert reduksjonsdefekt i underekstremitet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ728Anden medfødt mangelfuld udvikling af underekstremitet

  • DQ728AAnisomelia congenita extremitatis inferioris
  • DQ728BAplasi af fibula
  • DQ728CAplasi af storetå
  • DQ728DAplasi af tåknogle
  • DQ728EAplasi af tibia
  • DQ728FMedfødt forkortelse af underekstremitet
  • DQ728GEktrodaktyli på underekstremitet
  • DQ728HMedfødt hypoplasi af fibula
  • and 3 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

Listed through more specific codes:

  • Q72.80Synnynnäinen varpaan/varpaiden puuttuma
  • Q72.81Synnynnäinen isovarpaan puuttuminen
  • Q72.88Muu alaraajan puuttuma
GermanyICD-10-GM

Q72.8Sonstige Reduktionsdefekte der unteren Extremität(en)

FranceICD-10-FR

Q72.8Autres raccourcissements d'un (des) membre(s) inférieur(s)

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q72.8overige gespecificeerde onderontwikkeling van onderste extremiteit(en)

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • Q72.811Congenital shortening of right lower limb
  • Q72.812Congenital shortening of left lower limb
  • Q72.813Congenital shortening of lower limb, bilateral
  • Q72.819Congenital shortening of unspecified lower limb
  • Q72.891Other reduction defects of right lower limb
  • Q72.892Other reduction defects of left lower limb
  • Q72.893Other reduction defects of lower limb, bilateral
  • Q72.899Other reduction defects of unspecified lower limb

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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