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Q72.819

Q72.819: Congenital shortening of unspecified lower limb

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified

Q72.819 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital shortening of unspecified lower limb. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Other codes that can never be billed with Q72.819

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.

Other codes under Q72.81

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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