Q72 — Reduction defects of lower limb
Not billable
Is Q72 billable?
No — Q72 is a non-billable header code. Q72 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 44 billable codes beneath Q72.
Billable codes under this header
- Q72.00Congenital complete absence of unspecified lower limb
- Q72.01Congenital complete absence of right lower limb
- Q72.02Congenital complete absence of left lower limb
- Q72.03Congenital complete absence of lower limb, bilateral
- Q72.10Congenital absence of unspecified thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Q72.11Congenital absence of right thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Q72.12Congenital absence of left thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Q72.13Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot present, bilateral
- Q72.20Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, unspecified lower limb
- Q72.21Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, right lower limb
- Q72.22Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, left lower limb
- Q72.23Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, bilateral
- Q72.30Congenital absence of unspecified foot and toe(s)
- Q72.31Congenital absence of right foot and toe(s)
- Q72.32Congenital absence of left foot and toe(s)
- Q72.33Congenital absence of foot and toe(s), bilateral
- Q72.40Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified femur
- Q72.41Longitudinal reduction defect of right femur
- Q72.42Longitudinal reduction defect of left femur
- Q72.43Longitudinal reduction defect of femur, bilateral
- Q72.50Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified tibia
- Q72.51Longitudinal reduction defect of right tibia
- Q72.52Longitudinal reduction defect of left tibia
- Q72.53Longitudinal reduction defect of tibia, bilateral
- Q72.60Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified fibula
- Q72.61Longitudinal reduction defect of right fibula
- Q72.62Longitudinal reduction defect of left fibula
- Q72.63Longitudinal reduction defect of fibula, bilateral
- Q72.70Split foot, unspecified lower limb
- Q72.71Split foot, right lower limb
- Q72.72Split foot, left lower limb
- Q72.73Split foot, bilateral
- Q72.90Unspecified reduction defect of unspecified lower limb
- Q72.91Unspecified reduction defect of right lower limb
- Q72.92Unspecified reduction defect of left lower limb
- Q72.93Unspecified reduction defect of lower limb, bilateral
- Q72.811Congenital shortening of right lower limb
- Q72.812Congenital shortening of left lower limb
- Q72.813Congenital shortening of lower limb, bilateral
- Q72.819Congenital shortening of unspecified lower limb
- Q72.891Other reduction defects of right lower limb
- Q72.892Other reduction defects of left lower limb
- Q72.893Other reduction defects of lower limb, bilateral
- Q72.899Other reduction defects of unspecified lower limb
Q72 at a glance
| Code | Q72 |
|---|---|
| Description | Reduction defects of lower 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 Q72, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q72 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
What codes fall under Q72? (10)
- Q72.0Congenital complete absence of lower limbnot billable
- Q72.1Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot presentnot billable
- Q72.2Congenital absence of both lower leg and footnot billable
- Q72.3Congenital absence of foot and toe(s)not billable
- Q72.4Longitudinal reduction defect of femurnot billable
- Q72.5Longitudinal reduction defect of tibianot billable
- Q72.6Longitudinal reduction defect of fibulanot billable
- Q72.7Split footnot billable
- Q72.8Other reduction defects of lower limbnot billable
- Q72.9Unspecified reduction defect of lower limbnot billable
How long has Q72 existed?
Q72 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.