Z89.61 Acquired absence of leg above knee

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Acquired absence of leg NOS
• Disarticulation at knee

Applies from Z89 Acquired absence of limb

Includes

• amputation status
• postprocedural loss of limb
• post-traumatic loss of limb

Excludes1 (never code together)

• acquired deformities of limbs (M20-M21)
• congenital absence of limbs (Q71-Q73)

Codes under Z89.61

• Z89.611 Acquired absence of right leg above knee
• Z89.612 Acquired absence of left leg above knee
• Z89.619 Acquired absence of unspecified leg above knee

Code annotations containing back-references to Z89.61

Back-references to Z89

• Type 1 Excludes: M20 Acquired deformities of fingers and toes ("acquired absence of fingers and toes (Z89.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M21 Other acquired deformities of limbs ("acquired absence of limb (Z89.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M95 Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue ("acquired absence of limbs and organs (Z89-Z90)")
• Use Additional: Z47.81 Encounter for orthopedic aftercare following surgical amputation ("code to identify the limb amputated (Z89.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z89.61

• Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial) › leg (acquired) (above knee)

Nearby codes

• Z89.52 Acquired absence of knee
• Z89.521 Acquired absence of right knee
• Z89.522 Acquired absence of left knee
• Z89.529 Acquired absence of unspecified knee
• Z89.6 Acquired absence of leg above knee
• Z89.61 Acquired absence of leg above knee (this code)
• Z89.611 Acquired absence of right leg above knee
• Z89.612 Acquired absence of left leg above knee
• Z89.619 Acquired absence of unspecified leg above knee
• Z89.62 Acquired absence of hip
• Z89.621 Acquired absence of right hip joint