ICD-10-CM Code Q68
Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code Q68 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of Q68 that describes the diagnosis 'other congenital musculoskeletal deformities' in more detail.
- Q68 Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE Q68.0 Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle
- BILLABLE Q68.1 Congenital deformity of finger(s) and hand
- BILLABLE Q68.2 Congenital deformity of knee
- BILLABLE Q68.3 Congenital bowing of femur
- BILLABLE Q68.4 Congenital bowing of tibia and fibula
- BILLABLE Q68.5 Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified
- BILLABLE Q68.6 Discoid meniscus
- BILLABLE Q68.8 Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities
Coding Notes for Q68 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Reduction defects of limb(s) - instead, use Section Q71-Q73
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Congenital myotonic chondrodystrophy - instead, use code G71.13
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Q68 - Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Q68. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.