Q68

Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities

Non-billable header

Q68 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

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

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • reduction defects of limb(s) (Q71-Q73)

Excludes2

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

  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
  • congenital myotonic chondrodystrophy (G71.13)

More specific codes Q68

  • Q68.0Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscleBillable
  • Q68.1Congenital deformity of finger(s) and handBillable
  • Q68.2Congenital deformity of kneeBillable
  • Q68.3Congenital bowing of femurBillable
  • Q68.4Congenital bowing of tibia and fibulaBillable
  • Q68.5Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecifiedBillable
  • Q68.6Discoid meniscusBillable
  • Q68.8Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformitiesBillable

Related codes

  • Q65Congenital deformities of hipHeader
  • Q66Congenital deformities of feetHeader
  • Q67Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chestHeader
  • Q69PolydactylyHeader
  • Q70SyndactylyHeader
  • Q71Reduction defects of upper limbHeader
  • Q72Reduction defects of lower limbHeader
  • Q73Reduction defects of unspecified limbHeader
  • Q74Other congenital malformations of limb(s)Header
  • Q75Other congenital malformations of skull and face bonesHeader
  • Q76Congenital malformations of spine and bony thoraxHeader
  • Q77Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spineHeader
  • Q78Other osteochondrodysplasiasHeader
  • Q79Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

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