Z89.6

Z89.6: Acquired absence of leg above knee

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z89.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for acquired absence of leg above knee. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z89.6

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z89: Acquired absence of limb

acquired deformities of limbs (M20-M21)
congenital absence of limbs (Q71-Q73)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z89.6

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

Z47.32Aftercare following explantation of hip joint prosthesis
M20Acquired deformities of fingers and toes
M21Other acquired deformities of limbs

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 Z89.6

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Z89.61Acquired absence of leg above knee
Z89.62Acquired absence of hip

Other codes under Z89

Z89.0Acquired absence of thumb and other finger(s)
Z89.1Acquired absence of hand and wrist
Z89.2Acquired absence of upper limb above wrist
Z89.4Acquired absence of toe(s), foot, and ankle
Z89.5Acquired absence of leg below knee
Z89.9Acquired absence of limb, unspecified