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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 755.23
Longitudinal deficiency, combined, involving humerus, radius, and ulna (complete or incomplete)
  • Short description: Combin longit defic arm.
  • 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).
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 755.23.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 755.23: 2014 2015.
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
      • above elbow V49.66
      • below elbow V49.65
      • congenital (see also Deformity, reduction, upper limb) 755.20
        • lower - see Absence, forearm, congenital
        • upper (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) 755.24
          • with
            • complete absence of distal elements 755.21
            • forearm (incomplete) 755.23
    • forearm (acquired) V49.65
      • congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, upper limb) 755.25
        • with
          • complete absence of distal elements (hand and fingers) 755.21
          • humerus (incomplete) 755.23
    • humerus, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, upper limb) 755.24
      • with
        • complete absence of distal elements 755.21
        • radius and ulna (incomplete) 755.23
    • radius, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) 755.26
      • with
        • complete absence of distal elements 755.21
        • ulna 755.25
          • with
            • complete absence of distal elements 755.21
            • humerus (incomplete) 755.23
    • ulna, congenital (complete) (partial) (with absence of distal elements, incomplete) (see also Deformity, reduction, upper limb) 755.27
      • with
        • complete absence of distal elements 755.21
        • radius 755.25
          • with
            • complete absence of distal elements 755.21
            • humerus (incomplete) 755.23
  • Deficiency, deficient
  • Deformity 738.9
  • Meromelia 755.4
  • Phocomelia 755.4
 755.22 ICD9Data.com 755.24 
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