Q72
Q72 — Reduction defects of lower limb
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Q72 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for reduction defects of lower limb. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with Q72
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at Q72. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading Q72 alone.
Risk adjustment
Q72 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead Q72
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- Q72.0Congenital complete absence of lower limb
- Q72.1Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Q72.2Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot
- Q72.3Congenital absence of foot and toe(s)
- Q72.4Longitudinal reduction defect of femur
- Q72.5Longitudinal reduction defect of tibia
- Q72.6Longitudinal reduction defect of fibula
- Q72.7Split foot
- Q72.8Other reduction defects of lower limb
- Q72.9Unspecified reduction defect of lower limb
Questions about Q72
- Is Q72 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Q72 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Q72 sit in the tabular list?
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79).