ICD-10 Diagnosis Code M21.90
Unspecified acquired deformity of unspecified limb
Diagnosis Code M21.90
Short Description: Unspecified acquired deformity of unspecified limb
Long Description: Unspecified acquired deformity of unspecified limb
This is the 2019 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M21.90
Valid for Submission
The code M21.90 is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
Information for Medical Professionals
The diagnosis code M21.90 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG V35.0)
- 564 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH MCC
- 565 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC
- 566 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert to ICD-9
- 736.9 - Acq limb deformity NOS (Approximate Flag)
Synonyms
- Acquired deformity of joint of upper limb
- Acquired deformity of limb
- Acquired deformity of the wrist / hand
- Angulation deformity of lower limb
- Deformity of limb
- Form of joint - finding
- Form of joint - finding
- Joint deformity
- Joint deviation
- Multiple joint deformity
ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.
Present on Admission
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