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2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 755.23
Longitudinal deficiency, combined, involving humerus, radius, and ulna (complete or incomplete)
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 755.23 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 755.23 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
755.23 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q71.10 Congenital absence of unspecified upper arm and forearm with hand present
Approximate Synonyms
- Complete phocomelia of bilateral upper limbs
- Complete phocomelia of upper limb
- Congenital absence of bilat upper arms and forearms
- Congenital absence of bilat upper arms and forearms w hands present
- Congenital absence of bilateral upper arms and forearms
- Congenital absence of left upper arm and forearm w hand present
- Congenital absence of left upper arm and forearm with hand present
- Congenital absence of right upper arm and forearm w hand present
- Congenital absence of right upper arm and forearm with hand present
- Congenital absence of upper arm and forearm
- Congenital absence of upper arm and forearm w hand present
- Incomplete congenital absence of arm AND forearm
Applies To
- Congenital absence of arm and forearm (complete or incomplete) with or without metacarpal deficiency and/or phalangeal deficiency, incomplete
- Phocomelia, complete, of upper limb
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
755.23:
- Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
arm (acquired) V49.60![](/images/note.png)
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above elbow V49.66![](/images/note.png)
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below elbow V49.65![](/images/note.png)
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congenital (see also Deformity, reduction, upper limb) 755.20![](/images/note.png)
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lower - see Absence, forearm, congenital![](/images/vertical.gif)
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upper (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) 755.24![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.21![](/images/note.png)
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forearm (incomplete) 755.23
forearm (acquired) V49.65![](/images/note.png)
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congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, upper limb) 755.25![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements (hand and fingers) 755.21![](/images/note.png)
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humerus (incomplete) 755.23
humerus, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, upper limb) 755.24![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.21![](/images/note.png)
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radius and ulna (incomplete) 755.23
radius, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) 755.26![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.21![](/images/note.png)
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ulna 755.25![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.21![](/images/note.png)
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humerus (incomplete) 755.23
ulna, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, upper limb) 755.27![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.21![](/images/note.png)
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radius 755.25![](/images/note.png)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.21![](/images/note.png)
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humerus (incomplete) 755.23
- Deficiency, deficient
upper limb V49.0![](/images/note.png)
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congenital 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)
- 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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