Z89.6 is the ICD-10 code for Acquired absence of leg above knee. It is a four-character subcategory of Z89 (Acquired absence of limb), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z80–Z99 (Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Z89.6 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Leg NOS
Z89.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z89.6Ervervet mangel på underekstremitet ovenfor knehøyde
DZ896Erhvervet mangel af underekstremitet oven for knæet
Z89.6Alaraajan hankinnainen puuttuminen polven yläpuolelta
Z89.6Verlust der unteren Extremität oberhalb des Knies, einseitig
Z89.6Absence acquise d'un membre inférieur, au-dessus du genou
Z89.6verworven afwezigheid van been boven niveau knie
Listed through more specific codes:
- Z89.611Acquired absence of right leg above knee
- Z89.612Acquired absence of left leg above knee
- Z89.619Acquired absence of unspecified leg above knee
- Z89.621Acquired absence of right hip joint
- Z89.622Acquired absence of left hip joint
- Z89.629Acquired absence of unspecified hip joint
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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