736.00 FOREARM DEFORMITY NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 736.00

Short Description: Forearm deformity NOS

Long Description: Unspecified deformity of forearm, excluding fingers

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
    • Osteopathies, chondropathies, and acquired musculoskeletal deformities (730-739)
      • 736 Other acquired deformities of limbs
        • 736.00 Forearm deformity NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Acquired ape hand
  • Acquired deformity of elbow
  • Acquired deformity of hand
  • Acquired deformity of the wrist / hand
  • Acquired deformity of wrist
  • Acquired fixed flexion deformity of the elbow
  • Acquired forearm deformity, excluding fingers
  • Acquired radial deviation of hand
  • Deformity of radius
  • Deformity of ulna
  • Elbow joint deformity
  • Extension deformity of elbow joint
  • Finding of form of hand
  • Fixed flexion deformity of elbow joint
  • Monkey hand
  • Silver-fork deformity
  • Wrist joint deformity

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 736.00 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Deformity 738.9
    • elbow (joint) (acquired) 736.00
      • congenital 755.50
      • contraction 718.42
    • forearm (acquired) 736.00
      • congenital 755.50
    • hand (acquired) 736.00
      • claw 736.06
      • congenital 755.50
      • minus (and plus) (intrinsic) 736.09
      • pill roller (intrinsic) 736.09
      • plus (and minus) (intrinsic) 736.09
      • swan neck (intrinsic) 736.09
    • metacarpus (acquired) 736.00
      • congenital 755.50
    • radius (acquired) 736.00
      • congenital 755.50
        • reduction - see Deformity, reduction, upper limb
    • ulna (acquired) 736.00
      • congenital 755.50
    • wrist (joint) (acquired) 736.00
      • congenital 755.50
      • contraction 718.43
      • valgus 736.03
        • congenital 755.59
      • varus 736.04
        • congenital 755.59

Crosswalk Information

The code 736.00 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
736.00 Right Arrow M21.939 Unspecified acquired deformity of unspecified forearm
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
736.01 Cubitus valgus (acquired)
736.02 Cubitus varus (acquired)
736.03 Valgus deformity of wrist (acquired)
736.04 Varus deformity of wrist (acquired)
736.05 Wrist drop (acquired)
736.06 Claw hand (acquired)
736.07 Club hand, acquired
736.09 Other acquired deformities of forearm, excluding fingers
736.1 Mallet finger
736.20 Unspecified deformity of finger
736.21 Boutonniere deformity
736.22 Swan-neck deformity
736.29 Other acquired deformities of finger
736.30 Unspecified acquired deformity of hip
736.31 Coxa valga (acquired)
736.32 Coxa vara (acquired)
736.39 Other acquired deformities of hip
736.41 Genu valgum (acquired)
736.42 Genu varum (acquired)
736.5 Genu recurvatum (acquired)
736.6 Other acquired deformities of knee
736.70 Unspecified deformity of ankle and foot, acquired
736.71 Acquired equinovarus deformity
736.72 Equinus deformity of foot, acquired
736.73 Cavus deformity of foot, acquired
736.74 Claw foot, acquired
736.75 Cavovarus deformity of foot, acquired
736.76 Other acquired calcaneus deformity
736.79 Other acquired deformities of ankle and foot
736.81 Unequal leg length (acquired)
736.89 Other acquired deformity of other parts of limb
736.9 Acquired deformity of limb, site unspecified


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