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Z89 - Acquired absence of limb
ICD-10-CM Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services · Z77-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99) · Top-level category · FY2027
Coding Guidance
Z89 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
IncludesFrom Z89
Conditions this code covers.
- amputation status
- postprocedural loss of limb
- post-traumatic loss of limb
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom Z89
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- acquired deformities of limbs (M20-M21)
- congenital absence of limbs (Q71-Q73)
Code AlsoFrom Z77-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)
Report an additional code when both conditions apply.
- any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)
NotesFrom Chapter Z00-Z99
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
- (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
- (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
More Specific Codes (7)
Z89.0Acquired absence of thumb and other finger(s)Category→Z89.1Acquired absence of hand and wristCategory→Z89.2Acquired absence of upper limb above wristCategory→Z89.4Acquired absence of toe(s), foot, and ankleCategory→Z89.5Acquired absence of leg below kneeCategory→Z89.6Acquired absence of leg above kneeCategory→Z89.9Acquired absence of limb, unspecifiedBillable→
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Chapter Information
Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Range: Z00-Z99
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More specific codes for Z89
Acquired absence of thumb and other finger(s)
Z89.0›
Acquired absence of hand and wristZ89.1›
Acquired absence of upper limb above wristZ89.2›
Acquired absence of toe(s), foot, and ankleZ89.4›
Acquired absence of leg below kneeZ89.5›
Acquired absence of leg above kneeZ89.6›
Acquired absence of limb, unspecifiedZ89.9›
Other categories in this chapter
Codes at the same level as Z89
- Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosisZ00
- Encounter for other special examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosisZ01
- Encounter for administrative examinationZ02
- Encounter for medical observation for suspected diseases and conditions ruled outZ03
- Encounter for examination and observation for other reasonsZ04
- Encounter for observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled outZ05
- Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for malignant neoplasmZ08
- Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasmZ09
- Encounter for screening for infectious and parasitic diseasesZ11
- Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasmsZ12
- Encounter for screening for other diseases and disordersZ13
- Genetic carrierZ14
- Genetic susceptibility to diseaseZ15
- Resistance to antimicrobial drugsZ16
- Estrogen, and other hormones and factors receptor statusZ17
- Retained foreign body fragmentsZ18
- Hormone sensitivity malignancy statusZ19
- Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseasesZ20
- Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection statusZ21
- Carrier of infectious diseaseZ22
- Encounter for immunizationZ23
- Immunization not carried out and underimmunization statusZ28
- Encounter for other prophylactic measuresZ29
- Encounter for contraceptive managementZ30
- Encounter for procreative managementZ31
- Encounter for pregnancy test and childbirth and childcare instructionZ32
- Pregnant stateZ33
- Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancyZ34
- Encounter for antenatal screening of motherZ36
- Outcome of deliveryZ37
- Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of deliveryZ38
- Encounter for maternal postpartum care and examinationZ39
- Weeks of gestationZ3A
- Encounter for prophylactic surgeryZ40
- Encounter for procedures for purposes other than remedying health stateZ41
- Encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injuryZ42
- Encounter for attention to artificial openingsZ43
- Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic deviceZ44
- Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted deviceZ45
- Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devicesZ46
49 more in this chapter.