Q68

Non-Billable

ChapterQ00–Q99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

CH17 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)

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

Excludes2(Not included here)

congenital myotonic chondrodystrophy (G71.13)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)

Q65-Q79Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)

Q68Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities

Q68.0Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle

Q68.1Congenital deformity of finger(s) and hand

Q68.2Congenital deformity of knee

Q68.3Congenital bowing of femur

Q68.4Congenital bowing of tibia and fibula

Q68.5Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified

Q68.6Discoid meniscus

Q68.8Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Q68:

chapterCH17

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to Q68. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths

Arthrogryposis (congenital)1 unique routes

Direct index entry→Q68

Bowing4 unique routes

leg (s), long bones, congenital→Q68

tibia

congenital→Q68

Bowleg (s) (acquired)1 unique routes