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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 755.39
Longitudinal deficiency phalanges complete or partial
  • Short description: LONGITUD DEFIC PHALANGES.
  • ICD-9-CM 755.39 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 755.39 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 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 755.39.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 755.39: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 755.39 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q72.30 Congenital absence of unspecified foot and toe(s)
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q72.70 Split foot, unspecified lower limb
Approximate Synonyms
  • Brachydactyly of bilat toes
  • Brachydactyly of bilateral toes
  • Brachydactyly of left toes
  • Brachydactyly of right toes
  • Brachydactyly of toes
  • Complete aphalangia of lower limb
  • Congenital absence of fifth toe
  • Congenital absence of fourth and fifth toes
  • Congenital absence of great toe
  • Congenital absence of toe
  • Congenital deficiency of foot bones
  • Longitudinal deficiency of bilateral toes
  • Longitudinal deficiency of left toes
  • Longitudinal deficiency of phalanges of foot
  • Longitudinal deficiency of right toes
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of bilat toes
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of bilateral toes
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of left toes
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of right toes
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of toes
  • Partial aphalangia of lower limb
755.39 Excludes
  • terminal deficiency of all five digits (755.31)
  • transverse deficiency of phalanges (755.31)
Applies To
  • Absence of toe, congenital
  • Aphalangia of lower limb, terminal, complete or partial
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 755.39:
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • phalange(s), congenital 755.4
      • lower limb (complete) (intercalary) (partial) (terminal) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.39
        • meaning all toes (complete) (partial) 755.31
        • transverse 755.31
      • upper limb (complete) (intercalary) (partial) (terminal) (see also Deformity, reduction, upper limb) 755.29
        • meaning all digits (complete) (partial) 755.21
        • transverse 755.21
  • Adactylia, adactyly (congenital) 755.4
    • lower limb (complete) (intercalary) (partial) (terminal) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.39
      • meaning all digits (complete) (partial) 755.31
      • transverse (complete) (partial) 755.31
  • Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
    • toe (complete) (partial) (see also Absence, toe, congenital) 755.39
  • Aphalangia (congenital) 755.4
    • lower limb (complete) (intercalary) (partial) (terminal) 755.39
      • meaning all digits (complete) (partial) 755.31
      • transverse 755.31
  • Deficiency, deficient
  • Deformity 738.9
  • Ectrodactyly 755.4
    • toe (see also Absence, toe, congenital) 755.39
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
    • toe (see also Absence, toe, congenital) 755.39
  • Meromelia 755.4
 755.38 ICD9Data.com 755.4 
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