Z89
ICD-10Non-billable categoryAcquired absence of limb
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Acquired absence of limb
Z89 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- amputation status
- postprocedural loss of limb
- post-traumatic loss of limb
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- acquired deformities of limbs (M20-M21)
- congenital absence of limbs (Q71-Q73)
More specific codes under Z89
- Z89.0Acquired absence of thumb and other finger(s)category
- Z89.1Acquired absence of hand and wristcategory
- Z89.2Acquired absence of upper limb above wristcategory
- Z89.4Acquired absence of toe(s), foot, and anklecategory
- Z89.5Acquired absence of leg below kneecategory
- Z89.6Acquired absence of leg above kneecategory
- Z89.9Acquired absence of limb, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.