Q71.6 — Lobster-claw hand
Is Q71.6 billable?
No — Q71.6 is a non-billable header code. Q71.6 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 4 billable codes beneath Q71.6.
Q71.6 at a glance
| Code | Q71.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Lobster-claw hand |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Q71.6 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Q71.6. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Lobster-claw hand
- Cleft › hand (congenital)
- Split, splitting › hand
- Defect, defective › reduction › limb › upper › lobster-claw hand
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17
The conditions below are not part of Q71.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q71.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
What codes fall under Q71.6? (4)
How long has Q71.6 existed?
Q71.6 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.
What other codes are in the Q71 family? (8)
- 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
- Q71.8Other reduction defects of upper limbnot billable
- Q71.9Unspecified reduction defect of upper limbnot billable