Q72.9
Q72.9 — Unspecified reduction defect of lower limb
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
Q72.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified reduction defect of lower limb. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
Q72.9 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead Q72.9
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Q72. If Q72.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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)
- Q72.4Longitudinal reduction defect of femur
- Q72.5Longitudinal reduction defect of tibia
- Q72.6Longitudinal reduction defect of fibula
- Q72.7Split foot
- Q72.8Other reduction defects of lower limb
Questions about Q72.9
- Is Q72.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Q72.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Q72.9 sit in the tabular list?
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79).