Q71 — Reduction defects of upper limb
Not billable
Is Q71 billable?
No — Q71 is a non-billable header code. Q71 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 40 billable codes beneath Q71.
Billable codes under this header
- Q71.00Congenital complete absence of unspecified upper limb
- Q71.01Congenital complete absence of right upper limb
- Q71.02Congenital complete absence of left upper limb
- Q71.03Congenital complete absence of upper limb, bilateral
- Q71.10Congenital absence of unspecified upper arm and forearm with hand present
- Q71.11Congenital absence of right upper arm and forearm with hand present
- Q71.12Congenital absence of left upper arm and forearm with hand present
- Q71.13Congenital absence of upper arm and forearm with hand present, bilateral
- Q71.20Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, unspecified upper limb
- Q71.21Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, right upper limb
- Q71.22Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, left upper limb
- Q71.23Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, bilateral
- Q71.30Congenital absence of unspecified hand and finger
- Q71.31Congenital absence of right hand and finger
- Q71.32Congenital absence of left hand and finger
- Q71.33Congenital absence of hand and finger, bilateral
- Q71.40Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified radius
- Q71.41Longitudinal reduction defect of right radius
- Q71.42Longitudinal reduction defect of left radius
- Q71.43Longitudinal reduction defect of radius, bilateral
- Q71.50Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified ulna
- Q71.51Longitudinal reduction defect of right ulna
- Q71.52Longitudinal reduction defect of left ulna
- Q71.53Longitudinal reduction defect of ulna, bilateral
- Q71.60Lobster-claw hand, unspecified hand
- Q71.61Lobster-claw right hand
- Q71.62Lobster-claw left hand
- Q71.63Lobster-claw hand, bilateral
- Q71.90Unspecified reduction defect of unspecified upper limb
- Q71.91Unspecified reduction defect of right upper limb
- Q71.92Unspecified reduction defect of left upper limb
- Q71.93Unspecified reduction defect of upper limb, bilateral
- Q71.811Congenital shortening of right upper limb
- Q71.812Congenital shortening of left upper limb
- Q71.813Congenital shortening of upper limb, bilateral
- Q71.819Congenital shortening of unspecified upper limb
- Q71.891Other reduction defects of right upper limb
- Q71.892Other reduction defects of left upper limb
- Q71.893Other reduction defects of upper limb, bilateral
- Q71.899Other reduction defects of unspecified upper limb
Q71 at a glance
| Code | Q71 |
|---|---|
| Description | Reduction defects of upper limb |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17
The conditions below are not part of Q71, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q71 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
What codes fall under Q71? (9)
- Q71.0Congenital complete absence of upper limbnot billable
- Q71.1Congenital absence of upper arm and forearm with hand presentnot billable
- Q71.2Congenital absence of both forearm and handnot billable
- Q71.3Congenital absence of hand and fingernot billable
- Q71.4Longitudinal reduction defect of radiusnot billable
- Q71.5Longitudinal reduction defect of ulnanot billable
- Q71.6Lobster-claw handnot billable
- Q71.8Other reduction defects of upper limbnot billable
- Q71.9Unspecified reduction defect of upper limbnot billable
How long has Q71 existed?
Q71 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.