Q67.5

Congenital deformity of spine

Billable / specificPOA exempt

Q67.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Congenital postural scoliosis
  • Congenital scoliosis NOS

Includes (from Q67)

  • Note: Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • infantile idiopathic scoliosis (M41.0)
  • scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation (Q76.3)
  • congenital malformation syndromes classified to Q87.- (from Q67)
  • Potter's syndrome (Q60.6) (from Q67)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88) (from Q67)

Also known as

  • Congenital postural scoliosis
  • Congenital scoliosis NOS
  • Curvature, spine, congenital
  • Deformity, spinal, congenital
  • Deformity, spine, congenital
  • Kyphoscoliosis, kyphoscoliotic, congenital
  • Scoliosis, congenital
  • Scoliosis, congenital, postural

Parent code

  • Q67Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chestHeader

Related codes

  • Q67.0Congenital facial asymmetryBillable
  • Q67.1Congenital compression faciesBillable
  • Q67.2DolichocephalyBillable
  • Q67.3PlagiocephalyBillable
  • Q67.4Other congenital deformities of skull, face and jawBillable
  • Q67.6Pectus excavatumBillable
  • Q67.7Pectus carinatumBillable
  • Q67.8Other congenital deformities of chestBillable

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