Q71.6 Lobster-claw hand

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Codes under Q71.6

• Q71.60 Lobster-claw hand, unspecified hand
• Q71.61 Lobster-claw right hand
• Q71.62 Lobster-claw left hand
• Q71.63 Lobster-claw hand, bilateral

Code annotations containing back-references to Q71.6

Back-references to Q71

• Type 1 Excludes: M21 Other acquired deformities of limbs ("congenital absence of limbs (Q71-Q73)")
• 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: Q68 Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities ("reduction defects of limb(s) (Q71-Q73)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Q74 Other congenital malformations of limb(s) ("reduction defect of limb (Q71-Q73)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z89 Acquired absence of limb ("congenital absence of limbs (Q71-Q73)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Q71.6

• Cleft (congenital) › hand
• Defect, defective › reduction › limb › upper › lobster-claw hand
• Lobster-claw hand
• Split, splitting › hand

Nearby codes

• Q71.5 Longitudinal reduction defect of ulna
• Q71.50 Longitudinal reduction defect of unspecified ulna
• Q71.51 Longitudinal reduction defect of right ulna
• Q71.52 Longitudinal reduction defect of left ulna
• Q71.53 Longitudinal reduction defect of ulna, bilateral
• Q71.6 Lobster-claw hand (this code)
• Q71.60 Lobster-claw hand, unspecified hand
• Q71.61 Lobster-claw right hand
• Q71.62 Lobster-claw left hand
• Q71.63 Lobster-claw hand, bilateral
• Q71.8 Other reduction defects of upper limb