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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 755.27
Longitudinal deficiency, ulnar, complete or partial (with or without distal deficiencies, incomplete)
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Longitudinal defic ulna.
  • ICD-9-CM 755.27 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 755.27 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 755.27.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 755.27: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 755.27 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q71.50 Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified ulna
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilateral longitudinal deficiency of ulnas
  • Longitudinal deficiency of left ulna
  • Longitudinal deficiency of right ulna
  • Longitudinal deficiency of ulna
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of bilat ulnas
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of bilateral ulnas
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of L ulna
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of left ulna
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of R ulna
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of right ulna
  • Longitudinal reduction defect of ulna
Applies To
  • Agenesis of ulna
  • Congenital absence of ulna (with or without absence of some [but not all] distal elements)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 755.27:
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • 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
  • Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
    • ulna NEC (see also Absence, ulna, congenital) 755.27
  • Deficiency, deficient
  • Deformity 738.9
  • Hemimelia 755.4
    • upper limb 755.20
      • paraxial (complete) (incomplete) (intercalary) (terminal) 755.22
      • transverse (complete) (partial) 755.21
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
    • ulna (see also Absence, ulna, congenital) 755.27
  • Meromelia 755.4
 755.26 ICD9Data.com 755.28 
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