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Q74.9

Q74.9: Unspecified congenital malformation of limb(s)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified

Q74.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified congenital malformation of limb(s). It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Congenital anomaly of limb(s) NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q74.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q74: Other congenital malformations of limb(s)

  • polydactyly (Q69.-)
  • reduction defect of limb (Q71-Q73)
  • syndactyly (Q70.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Q74.9

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • M20Acquired deformities of fingers and toes

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Arthrodysplasia
  • Anomaly, anomalous›flexion NOS(joint)
  • Anomaly, anomalous›joint
  • Anomaly, anomalous›limb
  • Malformation›joint
  • Deformity›flexion›congenital NOS
  • Deformity›limb›congenital, except reduction deformity
  • Deformity›rotation›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q74

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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