Is Q71 a billable code?
No. Q71 is a header code that groups 40 more specific codes. Use one of the billable codes listed on this page instead.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 diagnosis code
Q71: Reduction defects of upper limb
Header code: not billableValid for dates of service October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
Q71 groups related diagnoses under reduction defects of upper limb. It cannot be used on a claim by itself. Choose the billable code below that matches the patient's record.
Billable codes under Q71
- Q71.00Congenital complete absence of unspecified upper limb
- Q71.01Congenital complete absence of right upper limb
- Q71.02Congenital complete absence of left upper limb
- Q71.03Congenital complete absence of upper limb, bilateral
- Q71.10Congenital absence of unspecified upper arm and forearm with hand present
- Q71.11Congenital absence of right upper arm and forearm with hand present
- Q71.12Congenital absence of left upper arm and forearm with hand present
- Q71.13Congenital absence of upper arm and forearm with hand present, bilateral
- Q71.20Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, unspecified upper limb
- Q71.21Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, right upper limb
- Q71.22Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, left upper limb
- Q71.23Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, bilateral
- Q71.30Congenital absence of unspecified hand and finger
- Q71.31Congenital absence of right hand and finger
- Q71.32Congenital absence of left hand and finger
- Q71.33Congenital absence of hand and finger, bilateral
- Q71.40Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified radius
- Q71.41Longitudinal reduction defect of right radius
- Q71.42Longitudinal reduction defect of left radius
- Q71.43Longitudinal reduction defect of radius, bilateral
- Q71.50Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified ulna
- Q71.51Longitudinal reduction defect of right ulna
- Q71.52Longitudinal reduction defect of left ulna
- Q71.53Longitudinal reduction defect of ulna, bilateral
- Q71.60Lobster-claw hand, unspecified hand
- Q71.61Lobster-claw right hand
- Q71.62Lobster-claw left hand
- Q71.63Lobster-claw hand, bilateral
- Q71.811Congenital shortening of right upper limb
- Q71.812Congenital shortening of left upper limb
- Q71.813Congenital shortening of upper limb, bilateral
- Q71.819Congenital shortening of unspecified upper limb
- Q71.891Other reduction defects of right upper limb
- Q71.892Other reduction defects of left upper limb
- Q71.893Other reduction defects of upper limb, bilateral
- Q71.899Other reduction defects of unspecified upper limb
- Q71.90Unspecified reduction defect of unspecified upper limb
- Q71.91Unspecified reduction defect of right upper limb
- Q71.92Unspecified reduction defect of left upper limb
- Q71.93Unspecified reduction defect of upper limb, bilateral
Q71 questions
What does Q71 mean?
Q71 is the ICD-10-CM code for Reduction defects of upper limb. It is in chapter 17, Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
Code titles come from the official ICD-10-CM files published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics. Always check payer rules and the clinical record before billing.