Q72.9 is the ICD-10 code for Reduction defect of lower limb, unspecified. 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
Q72.9 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q72.9Reduktionsmissbildning av nedre extremitet, ospecificerad
Q72.9Uspesifisert reduksjonsdefekt i underekstremitet
DQ729Medfødt mangelfuld udvikling af underekstremitet UNS
Q72.9Määrittämätön alaraajan puuttuma
Q72.9Reduktionsdefekt der unteren Extremität, nicht näher bezeichnet
Q72.9Raccourcissement du membre inférieur, sans précision
Q72.9onderontwikkeling van onderste extremiteit, niet-gespecificeerd
Listed through more specific codes:
- Q72.90Unspecified reduction defect of unspecified lower limb
- Q72.91Unspecified reduction defect of right lower limb
- Q72.92Unspecified reduction defect of left lower limb
- Q72.93Unspecified reduction defect 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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