Q68 is the ICD-10 code for Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XVII · Q00–Q99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Q68 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- reduction defects of limb(s) Q71-Q73
Subcodes of Q68
- Q68.0Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle
- Q68.1Congenital deformity of 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
- Q68.8Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities
Q68 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DQ68Andre medfødte misdannelser i muskler og knogler
Q68Muu synnynnäinen lihasten ja luiden epämuotoisuus
Q68Sonstige angeborene Muskel-Skelett-Deformitäten
Q68Autres anomalies morphologiques congénitales ostéo-articulaires et des muscles
Q68overige congenitale misvormingen van bot-spierstelsel
Listed through more specific codes:
- Q68.6Discoid meniscus
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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