Q87.2 Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly involving limbs

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Holt-Oram syndrome
• Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome
• Nail patella syndrome
• Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
• Sirenomelia syndrome
• Thrombocytopenia with absent radius [TAR] syndrome
• VATER syndrome

Applies from Q87 Other specified congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systems

Use additional code

• code(s) to identify all associated manifestations

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 564-566 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 759.89 Other specified congenital anomalies (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Q87.2

Back-references to Q87.2

• Code First: D69.42 Congenital and hereditary thrombocytopenia purpura ("thrombocytopenia with absent radius (TAR syndrome) (Q87.2)")
• Type 2 Excludes: N07 Hereditary nephropathy, not elsewhere classified ("nail patella syndrome (Q87.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Q74.1 Congenital malformation of knee ("nail patella syndrome (Q87.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Q84.3 Anonychia ("nail patella syndrome (Q87.2)")

Back-references to Q87

• Type 1 Excludes: Q67 Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest ("congenital malformation syndromes classified to Q87.-")
• Type 1 Excludes: Q75 Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones ("congenital malformation syndromes classified to Q87.-")
• Type 1 Excludes: Q89.7 Multiple congenital malformations, not elsewhere classified ("congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systems (Q87.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Q87.2

• Fong's syndrome (hereditary osteo-onychodysplasia)
• Holt-Oram syndrome
• Klippel-Trenaunay (-Weber) syndrome
• Mietens' syndrome
• Nail › patella syndrome
• Onycho-osteodysplasia
• Osteo-onycho-arthro-dysplasia
• Osteo-onychodysplasia, hereditary
• Österreicher-Turner syndrome
• Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
• Sirenomelia (syndrome)
• Syndrome › Fong's
• Syndrome › nail patella
• Syndrome › Osterreicher-Turner
• Syndrome › sirenomelia
• Syndrome › TAR (thrombocytopenia with absent radius)
• Syndrome › thrombocytopenia with absent radius (TAR)
• Syndrome › VATER
• TAR (thrombocytopenia with absent radius) syndrome
• Taybi's syndrome
• Thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopenic › with absent radius (TAR)
• Turner-Kieser syndrome
• VATER syndrome

Nearby codes

• Q87 Other specified congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systems
• Q87.0 Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearance
• Q87.1 Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short stature
• Q87.11 Prader-Willi syndrome
• Q87.19 Other congenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short stature
• Q87.2 Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly involving limbs (this code)
• Q87.3 Congenital malformation syndromes involving early overgrowth
• Q87.4 Marfan syndrome
• Q87.40 Marfan syndrome, unspecified
• Q87.41 Marfan syndrome with cardiovascular manifestations
• Q87.410 Marfan syndrome with aortic dilation