LB99.6

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Acheiria

Description

A condition caused by failure of one or both hands to develop during the antenatal period.

Index terms

  • Acheiria
  • Congenital absence of hand
  • agenesis of hand
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  • carpus agenesis
  • congenital absence of hand and finger
  • congenital absence of hand and wrist
  • metacarpus agenesis
  • Acheiria, unilateral
  • Unilateral absence of hand
  • Acheiria, bilateral
  • Absence of both hands

Exclusions from above levels

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/733825440 – Inborn errors of metabolism

Sibling codes

  • LB99.0 – Amelia of upper limb
  • LB99.1 – Humeral agenesis or hypoplasia
  • LB99.2 – Radial hemimelia
  • LB99.3 – Ulnar hemimelia
  • LB99.4 – Congenital absence of upper arm or forearm with hand present
  • LB99.5 – Congenital absence of both forearm and hand
  • LB99.7 – Adactyly of hands
  • LB99.8 – Split hand
  • LB99.Y – Other specified reduction defects of upper limb
  • LB99.Z – Reduction defects of upper limb, unspecified

Foundation entity

Acheiria – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1428065029

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: LB99: Reduction defects of upper limb › 20: Developmental anomalies