Q71.6
Header — not billableLobster-claw hand
The ICD-10 code for lobster-claw hand is Q71.6.
Q71.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Q71.0Congenital complete absence of upper limbnon-billable header
- Q71.1Congenital absence of upper arm and forearm with hand presentnon-billable header
- Q71.2Congenital absence of both forearm and handnon-billable header
- Q71.3Congenital absence of hand and fingernon-billable header
- Q71.4Longitudinal reduction defect of radiusnon-billable header
- Q71.5Longitudinal reduction defect of ulnanon-billable header
- Q71.8Other reduction defects of upper limbnon-billable header
- Q71.9Unspecified reduction defect of upper limbnon-billable header
- Q71.6Lobster-claw handnon-billable header