Q79.6

Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

Non-billable header

Q79.6 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from Q79)

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

Excludes2

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

  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88) (from Q79)
  • congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0) (from Q79)

Also known as

  • Syndrome, Meekeren-Ehlers-Danlos

Parent code

  • Q79Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

More specific codes Q79.6

  • Q79.60Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, unspecifiedBillable
  • Q79.61Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndromeBillable
  • Q79.62Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromeBillable
  • Q79.63Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndromeBillable
  • Q79.69Other Ehlers-Danlos syndromesBillable

Related codes

  • Q79.0Congenital diaphragmatic herniaBillable
  • Q79.1Other congenital malformations of diaphragmBillable
  • Q79.2ExomphalosBillable
  • Q79.3GastroschisisBillable
  • Q79.4Prune belly syndromeBillable
  • Q79.5Other congenital malformations of abdominal wallHeader
  • Q79.8Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal systemBillable
  • Q79.9Congenital malformation of musculoskeletal system, unspecifiedBillable

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