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Q79

Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:

  • Q79.0 Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Q79.1 Other congenital malformations of diaphragm
  • Q79.2 Exomphalos
  • Q79.3 Gastroschisis
  • Q79.4 Prune belly syndrome
  • Q79.5 Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall (also a header)
  • Q79.6 Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (also a header)
  • Q79.8 Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system
  • Q79.9 Congenital malformation of musculoskeletal system, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Excludes2 - not included here

  • congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)