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2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 755.33
Longitudinal deficiency, combined, involving femur, tibia, and fibula (complete or incomplete)
- Short description: Comb longitudin def leg.
- ICD-9-CM 755.33 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 755.33 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 755.33.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 755.33: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
755.33 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q72.10 Congenital absence of unspecified thigh and lower leg with foot present
Approximate Synonyms
- Complete phocomelia of bilateral lower limbs
- Complete phocomelia of lower limb
- Congenital absence of bilat thighs and lower legs
- Congenital absence of bilat thighs and lower legs w feet present
- Congenital absence of bilateral thighs and lower legs
- Congenital absence of left thigh and lower leg w foot present
- Congenital absence of left thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Congenital absence of right thigh and lower leg w foot present
- Congenital absence of right thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg
- Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg w foot present
Applies To
- Congenital absence of thigh and (lower) leg (complete or incomplete) with or without metacarpal deficiency and/or phalangeal deficiency, incomplete
- Phocomelia, complete, of lower limb
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
755.33:
- Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
femur, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.34![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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tibia and fibula (incomplete) 755.33
fibula, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.37![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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tibia 755.35![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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femur (incomplete) 755.33![](/images/vertical.gif)
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with complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
leg (acquired) V49.70![](/images/note.png)
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above knee V49.76![](/images/note.png)
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below knee V49.75![](/images/note.png)
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congenital (partial) (unilateral) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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lower (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) 755.35![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements (foot and toes) 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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thigh (incomplete) 755.33![](/images/vertical.gif)
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with complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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upper - see Absence, femur
tibia, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.36![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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fibula 755.35![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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femur (incomplete) 755.33![](/images/16x16.gif)
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with complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
- Deficiency, deficient
lower limb V49.0![](/images/note.png)
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congenital 755.30![](/images/note.png)
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with complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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longitudinal (complete) (partial) (with distal deficiencies, incomplete) 755.32![](/images/note.png)
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transverse 755.31![](/images/note.png)
- Deformity 738.9
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reduction (extremity) (limb) 755.4![](/images/note.png)
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brain 742.2![](/images/note.png)
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lower limb 755.30![](/images/note.png)
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with complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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longitudinal (complete) (partial) (with distal deficiencies, incomplete) 755.32![](/images/note.png)
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transverse 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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upper limb 755.20![](/images/note.png)
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with complete absence of distal elements 755.21![](/images/note.png)
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longitudinal (complete) (partial) (with distal deficiencies, incomplete) 755.22![](/images/note.png)
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transverse (complete) (partial) 755.21![](/images/note.png)
- Meromelia 755.4
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- Phocomelia 755.4
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