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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 755.35
Longitudinal deficiency tibiofibular complete or partial (with or without distal deficiencies incomplete)
  • Short description: TIBIOFIBULA LONGIT DEFIC.
  • ICD-9-CM 755.35 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 755.35 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).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 755.35 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q72.20 Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, unspecified lower limb
Approximate Synonyms
  • Congenital absence of bilat lower legs and feet
  • Congenital absence of bilateral lower legs and feet
  • Congenital absence of L lower leg and foot
  • Congenital absence of left lower leg and foot
  • Congenital absence of lower leg and foot
  • Congenital absence of R lower leg and foot
  • Congenital absence of right lower leg and foot
  • Transverse deficiency lower limb - knee level
Applies To
  • Congenital absence of tibia and fibula (with or without absence of some [but not all] distal elements)
  • Distal phocomelia of lower limb
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 755.35:
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • fibula, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.37
      • with
        • complete absence of distal elements 755.31
        • tibia 755.35
          • with
            • complete absence of distal elements 755.31
            • femur (incomplete) 755.33
              • with complete absence of distal elements 755.31
    • leg (acquired) V49.70
      • above knee V49.76
      • below knee V49.75
      • congenital (partial) (unilateral) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.31
        • lower (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) 755.35
          • with
            • complete absence of distal elements (foot and toes) 755.31
            • thigh (incomplete) 755.33
              • with complete absence of distal elements 755.31
        • upper - see Absence, femur
    • tibia, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.36
      • with
        • complete absence of distal elements 755.31
        • fibula 755.35
          • with
            • complete absence of distal elements 755.31
            • femur (incomplete) 755.33
              • with complete absence of distal elements 755.31
  • Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
    • tibiofibular NEC 755.35
  • Deficiency, deficient
  • Deformity 738.9
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
    • tibiofibular (see also Absence, tibia, congenital, with fibula) 755.35
  • Meromelia 755.4
  • Phocomelia 755.4
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