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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 755.26
Longitudinal deficiency radial complete or partial (with or without distal deficiencies incomplete)
  • Short description: LONGITUD DEFIC RADIUS.
  • ICD-9-CM 755.26 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 755.26 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 755.26.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 755.26: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 755.26 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q71.40 Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified radius
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilateral longitudinal deficiency of radii
  • Congenital absence of radius
  • longitudinal deficiency of left radius
  • Longitudinal deficiency of radius
  • longitudinal deficiency of right radius
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of bilat radii
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of bilateral radii
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of L radius
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of left radius
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of R radius
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of radius
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of right radius
  • Radial hemimelia
Applies To
  • Agenesis of radius
  • Congenital absence of radius (with or without absence of some [but not all] distal elements)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 755.26:
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • radius, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) 755.26
      • with
        • complete absence of distal elements 755.21
        • ulna 755.25
          • with
            • complete absence of distal elements 755.21
            • humerus (incomplete) 755.23
  • Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
    • radius NEC (see also Absence, radius, congenital) 755.26
  • Deficiency, deficient
  • Deformity 738.9
  • Hemimelia 755.4
    • upper limb 755.20
      • paraxial (complete) (incomplete) (intercalary) (terminal) 755.22
      • transverse (complete) (partial) 755.21
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
    • radius (see also Absence, radius, congenital) 755.26
  • Meromelia 755.4
  • Short, shortening, shortness
    • radius (acquired) 736.09
      • congenital 755.26
 755.25 ICD9Data.com 755.27 
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