ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q72.2
Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- Q72.2
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q72 — Reduction defects of lower limb
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q72.2 is a category (header) for congenital absence of both lower leg and foot. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in Q72
- Q72Reduction defects of lower limb
- Q72.0Congenital complete absence of lower limb
- 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
- Q72.1Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot present
- 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
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