Z89 Acquired absence of limb

Category / Non-billable header 71 subcodes

Block: Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)

Includes

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

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

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

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
Z89..0 Acquired absence of thumb and other finger(s) No
Z89..01 Acquired absence of thumb No
Z89..011 Acquired absence of right thumb Yes
Z89..012 Acquired absence of left thumb Yes
Z89..019 Acquired absence of unspecified thumb Yes
Z89..02 Acquired absence of other finger(s) No
Z89..021 Acquired absence of right finger(s) Yes
Z89..022 Acquired absence of left finger(s) Yes
Z89..029 Acquired absence of unspecified finger(s) Yes
Z89..1 Acquired absence of hand and wrist No
Z89..11 Acquired absence of hand No
Z89..111 Acquired absence of right hand Yes
Z89..112 Acquired absence of left hand Yes
Z89..119 Acquired absence of unspecified hand Yes
Z89..12 Acquired absence of wrist No
Z89..121 Acquired absence of right wrist Yes
Z89..122 Acquired absence of left wrist Yes
Z89..129 Acquired absence of unspecified wrist Yes
Z89..2 Acquired absence of upper limb above wrist No
Z89..20 Acquired absence of upper limb, unspecified level No
Z89..201 Acquired absence of right upper limb, unspecified level Yes
Z89..202 Acquired absence of left upper limb, unspecified level Yes
Z89..209 Acquired absence of unspecified upper limb, unspecified level Yes
Z89..21 Acquired absence of upper limb below elbow No
Z89..211 Acquired absence of right upper limb below elbow Yes
Z89..212 Acquired absence of left upper limb below elbow Yes
Z89..219 Acquired absence of unspecified upper limb below elbow Yes
Z89..22 Acquired absence of upper limb above elbow No
Z89..221 Acquired absence of right upper limb above elbow Yes
Z89..222 Acquired absence of left upper limb above elbow Yes
Z89..229 Acquired absence of unspecified upper limb above elbow Yes
Z89..23 Acquired absence of shoulder No
Z89..231 Acquired absence of right shoulder Yes
Z89..232 Acquired absence of left shoulder Yes
Z89..239 Acquired absence of unspecified shoulder Yes
Z89..4 Acquired absence of toe(s), foot, and ankle No
Z89..41 Acquired absence of great toe No
Z89..411 Acquired absence of right great toe Yes
Z89..412 Acquired absence of left great toe Yes
Z89..419 Acquired absence of unspecified great toe Yes
Z89..42 Acquired absence of other toe(s) No
Z89..421 Acquired absence of other right toe(s) Yes
Z89..422 Acquired absence of other left toe(s) Yes
Z89..429 Acquired absence of other toe(s), unspecified side Yes
Z89..43 Acquired absence of foot No
Z89..431 Acquired absence of right foot Yes
Z89..432 Acquired absence of left foot Yes
Z89..439 Acquired absence of unspecified foot Yes
Z89..44 Acquired absence of ankle No
Z89..441 Acquired absence of right ankle Yes
Z89..442 Acquired absence of left ankle Yes
Z89..449 Acquired absence of unspecified ankle Yes
Z89..5 Acquired absence of leg below knee No
Z89..51 Acquired absence of leg below knee No
Z89..511 Acquired absence of right leg below knee Yes
Z89..512 Acquired absence of left leg below knee Yes
Z89..519 Acquired absence of unspecified leg below knee Yes
Z89..52 Acquired absence of knee No
Z89..521 Acquired absence of right knee Yes
Z89..522 Acquired absence of left knee Yes
Z89..529 Acquired absence of unspecified knee Yes
Z89..6 Acquired absence of leg above knee No
Z89..61 Acquired absence of leg above knee No
Z89..611 Acquired absence of right leg above knee Yes
Z89..612 Acquired absence of left leg above knee Yes
Z89..619 Acquired absence of unspecified leg above knee Yes
Z89..62 Acquired absence of hip No
Z89..621 Acquired absence of right hip joint Yes
Z89..622 Acquired absence of left hip joint Yes
Z89..629 Acquired absence of unspecified hip joint Yes
Z89..9 Acquired absence of limb, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026