Chapter 17

Q00–Q99: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Internal Codes
  • Q70.23

    Fused toes, bilateral

  • Q70.30

    Webbed toes, unspecified foot

  • Q70.31

    Webbed toes, right foot

  • Q70.32

    Webbed toes, left foot

  • Q70.33

    Webbed toes, bilateral

  • Q70.4

    Polysyndactyly, unspecified

  • Q70.9

    Syndactyly, unspecified

  • Q71.00

    Congenital complete absence of unspecified upper limb

  • Q71.01

    Congenital complete absence of right upper limb

  • Q71.02

    Congenital complete absence of left upper limb

  • Q71.03

    Congenital complete absence of upper limb, bilateral

  • Q71.10

    Congenital absence of unspecified upper arm and forearm with hand present

  • Q71.11

    Congenital absence of right upper arm and forearm with hand present

  • Q71.12

    Congenital absence of left upper arm and forearm with hand present

  • Q71.13

    Congenital absence of upper arm and forearm with hand present, bilateral

  • Q71.20

    Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, unspecified upper limb

  • Q71.21

    Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, right upper limb

  • Q71.22

    Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, left upper limb

  • Q71.23

    Congenital absence of both forearm and hand, bilateral

  • Q71.30

    Congenital absence of unspecified hand and finger

  • Q71.31

    Congenital absence of right hand and finger

  • Q71.32

    Congenital absence of left hand and finger

  • Q71.33

    Congenital absence of hand and finger, bilateral

  • Q71.40

    Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified radius

  • Q71.41

    Longitudinal reduction defect of right radius

  • Q71.42

    Longitudinal reduction defect of left radius

  • Q71.43

    Longitudinal reduction defect of radius, bilateral

  • Q71.50

    Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified ulna

  • Q71.51

    Longitudinal reduction defect of right ulna

  • Q71.52

    Longitudinal reduction defect of left ulna

  • Q71.53

    Longitudinal reduction defect of ulna, bilateral

  • Q71.60

    Lobster-claw hand, unspecified hand

  • Q71.61

    Lobster-claw right hand

  • Q71.62

    Lobster-claw left hand

  • Q71.63

    Lobster-claw hand, bilateral

  • Q71.811

    Congenital shortening of right upper limb

  • Q71.812

    Congenital shortening of left upper limb

  • Q71.813

    Congenital shortening of upper limb, bilateral

  • Q71.819

    Congenital shortening of unspecified upper limb

  • Q71.891

    Other reduction defects of right upper limb

  • Q71.892

    Other reduction defects of left upper limb

  • Q71.893

    Other reduction defects of upper limb, bilateral

  • Q71.899

    Other reduction defects of unspecified upper limb

  • Q71.90

    Unspecified reduction defect of unspecified upper limb

  • Q71.91

    Unspecified reduction defect of right upper limb

  • Q71.92

    Unspecified reduction defect of left upper limb

  • Q71.93

    Unspecified reduction defect of upper limb, bilateral

  • Q72.00

    Congenital complete absence of unspecified lower limb

  • Q72.01

    Congenital complete absence of right lower limb

  • Q72.02

    Congenital complete absence of left lower limb

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