ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q71.63
Lobster-claw hand, bilateral
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q71.63
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q71 — Reduction defects of upper limb
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q71.63 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of lobster-claw hand, bilateral. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in Q71
- Q71Reduction defects of upper limb
- Q71.0Congenital complete absence of upper limb
- 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
- Q71.1Congenital absence of upper arm and forearm with hand present
- 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
- Q71.2Congenital absence of both forearm and hand
- 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
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