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Z89.7 ICD-10-CA code: Acquired absence of both lower limbs [any level, except toes alone]

Z89.7 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Acquired absence of both lower limbs [any level, except toes alone]” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

Z89.7

Acquired absence of both lower limbs [any level, except toes alone]

Short description: Acqd absence both low limbs

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written Z897

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to Z89.7. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial), foot and ankle (acquired) (unilateral), bilateral
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial), leg (acquired) (above knee) (unilateral), bilateral (any level)
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial), extremity (acquired), lower (above knee) (unilateral), bilateral (any level)

Notes for Z89.7

As CIHI prints them, with any note Z89.7 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

Note

  • This chapter should not be used for international comparison or for primary mortality coding.Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as "diagnoses" or "problems". This can arise in two main ways:(a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.(b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury. Such factors may be elicited during population surveys, when the person may or may not be currently sick, or be recorded as an additional factor to be borne in mind when the person is receiving care for some illness or injury.From Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)

Where Z89.7 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. 2Block Z80-Z99Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
  3. 3Category Z89Acquired absence of limb
  4. 4Valid code Z89.7Acquired absence of both lower limbs [any level, except toes alone]

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See Z89.7 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code Z89.7 mean?

Z89.7 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Acquired absence of both lower limbs [any level, except toes alone]” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is Z89.7 in ICD-10-CA?

Z89.7 sits under Z89 Acquired absence of limb, within Z80-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status, within Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99).

What coding notes apply to Z89.7?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for Z89.7, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside Z89.7

Z89.0Acquired absence of finger(s) [including thumb], unilateralZ89.1Acquired absence of hand and wristZ89.2Acquired absence of upper limb above wristZ89.3Acquired absence of both upper limbs [any level]Z89.4Acquired absence of foot and ankleZ89.5Acquired absence of leg at or below kneeZ89.6Acquired absence of leg above kneeZ89.8Acquired absence of upper and lower limbs [any level]Z89.9Acquired absence of limb, unspecified