ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q67.5 Congenital deformity of spine

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Q67.5 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital deformity of spine. It is a four-character subcategory of Q67 (Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Q65–Q79 (Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system) in Chapter XVII, Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVII · Q00–Q99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Q67.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Congenital scoliosis:
    • NOS
    • postural

What Q67.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • infantile idiopathic scoliosis M41.0
  • scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation Q76.3

Q67.5 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q67.5Medfødt deformitet i ryggsøyle

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ675Medfødt deformitet af rygsøjle

  • DQ675AMedfødt kyfoskoliose UNS
  • DQ675BMedfødt postural skoliose
  • DQ675CMedfødt skoliose UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q67.5Synnynnäinen selkärangan epämuotoisuus

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q67.5Angeborene Deformitäten der Wirbelsäule

FranceICD-10-FR

Q67.5Anomalie morphologique congénitale du rachis

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q67.5congenitale misvorming van wervelkolom

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q67.5Congenital deformity of spine

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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