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2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 755.34
Longitudinal deficiency, femoral, complete or partial (with or without distal deficiencies, incomplete)
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 755.34 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 755.34 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:
755.34 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q72.40 Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified femur
Approximate Synonyms
- Bilateral longitudinal deficiency of femurs
- Longitudinal deficiency of femur
- Longitudinal deficiency of left femur
- Longitudinal deficiency of right femur
- Longitudinal deficiency, femoral
- Longitudinal reduction defect of bilat femurs
- Longitudinal reduction defect of bilateral femurs
- Longitudinal reduction defect of femur
- Longitudinal reduction defect of L femur
- Longitudinal reduction defect of left femur
- Longitudinal reduction defect of R femur
- Longitudinal reduction defect of right femur
Applies To
- Congenital absence of femur (with or without absence of some [but not all] distal elements)
- Proximal phocomelia of lower limb
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
755.34:
- 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/16x16.gif)
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complete absence of distal elements 755.31![](/images/note.png)
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tibia and fibula (incomplete) 755.33![](/images/note.png)
- Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
femur NEC (see also Absence, femur, congenital) 755.34
- 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)
- Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
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femur (see also Absence, femur, congenital) 755.34
- Meromelia 755.4
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- Phocomelia 755.4
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- Short, shortening, shortness
femur (acquired) 736.81![](/images/note.png)
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congenital 755.34
thigh (acquired) 736.81![](/images/note.png)
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congenital 755.34