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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

M21.9

Unspecified acquired deformity of limb and hand

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where M21.9 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. M21 Parent Other acquired deformities of limbs
  2. M21.9 This code Unspecified acquired deformity of limb and hand

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

acquired absence of limb ( Z89 .-)

Inherited from M21 — Other acquired deformities of limbs

Excludes1

congenital absence of limbs (Q71-Q73)

Inherited from M21 — Other acquired deformities of limbs

Excludes1

congenital deformities and malformations of limbs (Q65-Q66, Q68-Q74)

Inherited from M21 — Other acquired deformities of limbs

Excludes2

acquired deformities of fingers or toes ( M20 .-)

Inherited from M21 — Other acquired deformities of limbs

Excludes2

coxa plana ( M91.2 )

Inherited from M21 — Other acquired deformities of limbs

More Specific Codes

6 codes under M21.9

Version History

How M21.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Unspecified acquired deformity of limb and hand

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Unspecified acquired deformity of limb and hand

Related Codes

Other codes under M21

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

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