Q70.0 Fused fingers

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Complex syndactyly of fingers with synostosis

Codes under Q70.0

• Q70.00 Fused fingers, unspecified hand
• Q70.01 Fused fingers, right hand
• Q70.02 Fused fingers, left hand
• Q70.03 Fused fingers, bilateral

Code annotations containing back-references to Q70.0

Back-references to Q70.0

• Type 1 Excludes: Q70.4 Polysyndactyly, unspecified ("specified syndactyly of hand and feet - code to specified conditions (Q70.0- -Q70.3-)")

Back-references to Q70

• Type 1 Excludes: M20 Acquired deformities of fingers and toes ("congenital deformities and malformations of fingers and toes (Q66.-, Q68-Q70, Q74.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M21 Other acquired deformities of limbs ("congenital deformities and malformations of limbs (Q65-Q66, Q68-Q74)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M24.3 Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified ("congenital dislocation or displacement of joint- see congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M95 Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue ("congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Q74 Other congenital malformations of limb(s) ("syndactyly (Q70.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Q70.0

• Fusion, fused (congenital) › fingers
• Syndactylism, syndactyly › complex (with synostosis) › fingers

Nearby codes

• Q70 Syndactyly
• Q70.0 Fused fingers (this code)
• Q70.00 Fused fingers, unspecified hand
• Q70.01 Fused fingers, right hand
• Q70.02 Fused fingers, left hand
• Q70.03 Fused fingers, bilateral
• Q70.1 Webbed fingers