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2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 755.38
Longitudinal deficiency, tarsals or metatarsals, complete or partial (with or without incomplete phalangeal deficiency)
- Short description: Longitudinal defic foot.
- ICD-9-CM 755.38 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 755.38 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 755.38.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 755.38: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
755.38 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
- Bilat cleft feet
- Bilat split foot
- Bilateral congenital absence of feet
- bilateral split foot
- Cleft foot
- Congenital absence of bilat feet and toes
- Congenital absence of bilateral feet and toes
- Congenital absence of foot
- Congenital absence of foot and toe
- Congenital absence of L foot and toe
- Congenital absence of left foot and toe
- Congenital absence of left foot and toes
- Congenital absence of R foot and toes
- Congenital absence of right foot and toes
- L cleft foot
- Left cleft foot
- Left split foot
- R split foot
- Right cleft foot
- Right split foot
- Split foot
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
755.38:
- Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
metatarsal(s), congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.38![](/images/vertical.gif)
with complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
ray, congenital 755.4![](/images/note.png)
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lower limb (complete) (partial) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.38![](/images/vertical.gif)
upper limb (complete) (partial) (see also Deformity, reduction, upper limb) 755.28![](/images/note.png)
tarsal(s), congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, lower limb) 755.38
- Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
metatarsus NEC 755.38
tarsus NEC 755.38
- 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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with complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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combined femoral, tibial, fibular (incomplete) 755.33![](/images/note.png)
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femoral 755.34![](/images/note.png)
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fibular 755.37![](/images/note.png)
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metatarsal(s) 755.38![](/images/16x16.gif)
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phalange(s) 755.39![](/images/note.png)
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tarsal(s) 755.38![](/images/16x16.gif)
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tibia 755.36![](/images/note.png)
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tibiofibular 755.35![](/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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with complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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combined femoral, tibial, fibular (incomplete) 755.33![](/images/note.png)
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femoral 755.34![](/images/note.png)
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fibular 755.37![](/images/note.png)
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metatarsal(s) 755.38![](/images/16x16.gif)
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phalange(s) 755.39![](/images/note.png)
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tarsal(s) 755.38![](/images/16x16.gif)
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tibia 755.36![](/images/note.png)
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tibiofibular 755.35![](/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)
- Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
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metatarsus (see also Absence, metatarsal, congenital) 755.38
tarsus (see also Absence, tarsal, congenital) 755.38
- Meromelia 755.4
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