Q72.20 ICD-10-CM Code: Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, unspecified lower limb
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)
MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.
- MS-DRG 564 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH MCC (MDC 08)
- MS-DRG 565 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC (MDC 08)
- MS-DRG 566 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 08)
A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.
Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, unspecified lower limb is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q72.20).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to Q72.20 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- Q72.10 — Congenital absence of unspecified thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Q72.11 — Congenital absence of right thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Q72.12 — Congenital absence of left thigh and lower leg with foot present
- Q72.13 — Congenital absence of thigh and lower leg with foot present, bilateral
- Q72.2 — Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot
- Q72.21 — Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, right lower limb
- Q72.22 — Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, left lower limb
- Q72.23 — Congenital absence of both lower leg and foot, bilateral
- Q72.3 — Congenital absence of foot and toe(s)
- Q72.30 — Congenital absence of unspecified foot and toe(s)