Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 755.59
Other congenital anomalies of upper limb including shoulder girdle
  • Short description: UPPER LIMB ANOMALY NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 755.59 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 755.59 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 755.59.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 755.59: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 755.59 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q74.0 Other congenital malformations of upper limb(s), including shoulder girdle
Approximate Synonyms
  • Absence of scapula
  • Absent finger
  • Bilat camptodactyly
  • Bilat clinodactyly
  • bilateral camptodactyly
  • bilateral clinodactyly
  • Bilateral congenital clinodactyly
  • Brachydactyly of hand
  • Brachydactyly-all 3 phalanges
  • Brachydactyly-missing phalanx
  • Brachymesophalangia
  • Brachymetacarpia
  • Camptodactyly
  • Camptodactyly-little finger
  • Carpal synostosis
  • Cleidocranial dysostosis
  • Clinodactyly
  • Clinodactyly with delta phalanx
  • Clinodactyly, with no delta phalanx
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of carpal bone
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of humerus
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of metacarpal bone
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of radius
  • Congenital abnormal shape of carpal bone
  • Congenital abnormal shape of humerus
  • Congenital abnormal shape of radius
  • Congenital absence of carpal bone
  • Congenital absence of metacarpal bone
  • Congenital absence of scapula
  • Congenital absence of soft tissue of fingertip
  • Congenital ankylosis of elbow
  • Congenital anomaly of metacarpal bone
  • Congenital anomaly of ulna
  • Congenital bent humerus
  • Congenital bilat finger tip soft tissue loss
  • Congenital bilateral finger tip soft tissue loss
  • Congenital carpal coalition
  • Congenital clinodactyly
  • Congenital crooked finger
  • Congenital crooked fingers
  • Congenital cubitus valgus
  • Congenital cubitus varus
  • Congenital dislocation of radial head
  • Congenital dislocation of shoulder
  • Congenital finger tip soft tissue loss
  • Congenital glenoid dysplasia
  • Congenital hypoplasia of carpal bone
  • Congenital hypoplasia of ulna
  • Congenital left finger tip soft tissue loss
  • Congenital malposition of carpal bone
  • Congenital malposition of humerus
  • Congenital malposition of metacarpal bone
  • Congenital right finger tip soft tissue loss
  • Congenital subluxation of bilat radial heads
  • Congenital subluxation of bilateral radial heads
  • Congenital subluxation of carpus
  • Congenital subluxation of left radial head
  • Congenital subluxation of radial head
  • Congenital subluxation of right radial head
  • Congenital thickening of scapula
  • Congenital thickening of ulna
  • Congenital ulnar negative variant of wrist
  • Congenital ulnar negative variant wrist
  • Congenital ulnar positive variant of wrist
  • Congenital ulnar positive variant wrist
  • Constriction ring of upper limb
  • Constriction ring of upper limb with acrosyndactyly and amputation
  • Constriction ring of upper limb with lymphedema
  • Constriction ring syndrome of upper limb
  • Crooked fingers, congenital
  • Delta phalanx of finger
  • Duplication of humerus
  • Duplication of radius
  • Duplication of upper limb
  • Duplication of whole hand
  • Hereditary camptodactyly
  • Hitch-hiker thumb
  • Humeroradial synostosis
  • Humeroulnar synostosis
  • Incomplete ossification of humerus
  • Incomplete ossification of metacarpal bone
  • Incomplete ossification of ulna
  • Lack of ossification of humerus
  • Lack of ossification of radius
  • Lack of ossification of ulna
  • Left camptodactyly
  • Left clinodactyly
  • Left congenital clinodactyly
  • Lunate-triquetrum synostosis
  • Manus plana
  • Manus valga
  • Manus vara
  • Overgrowth of partial upper limb
  • Overgrowth of upper limb
  • Overgrowth of whole upper limb
  • Radioulnar dysostosis
  • Right camptodactyly
  • Right clinodactyly
  • Right congenital clinodactyly
  • Scaphoid-lunate synostosis
  • Symbrachydactyly
  • Synbrachydactyly of hand
  • Transverse arrest carpal level
  • Transverse arrest metacarpal first ray
  • Transverse arrest phalangeal level fifth ray
  • Transverse arrest phalangeal level first ray
  • Transverse arrest phalangeal level fourth ray
  • Transverse arrest phalangeal level second ray
  • Ulnar dimelia
  • Undergrowth of whole upper limb
755.59 Excludes
  • club hand (congenital) (754.89)
  • congenital dislocation of elbow (754.89)
Applies To
  • Cleidocranial dysostosis
  • Cubitus:
    • valgus, congenital
    • varus, congenital
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