Q72.4
Q72.4: Longitudinal reduction defect of femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Q72.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for longitudinal reduction defect of femur. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Proximal femoral focal deficiency
Other codes that can never be billed with Q72.4
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- Q66Congenital deformities of feet
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead Q72.4
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Other codes under Q72
- Q72.0Congenital complete absence of lower limb
- Q72.1Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Q72.2Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot
- Q72.3Congenital absence of foot and toe(s)
- Q72.5Longitudinal reduction defect of tibia
- Q72.6Longitudinal reduction defect of fibula
- Q72.7Split foot
- Q72.8Other reduction defects of lower limb
- Q72.9Unspecified reduction defect of lower limb