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ICD-10-CM Code Q68
Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

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.


Coding Notes for Q68 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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
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.


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