Q68.0 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle. It is a four-character subcategory of Q68 (Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities), 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 Q68.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis
- Contracture of sternocleidomastoid (muscle)
- Sternomastoid tumour (congenital)
Q68.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q68.0Medfødt deformitet i skrå halsmuskel
DQ680Medfødt misdannelse af musculus sternocleidomastoideus
- DQ680AMedfødt tortikollis
Q68.0Synnynnäinen päänkiertäjälihaksen epämuotoisuus
Q68.0Angeborene Deformitäten des M. sternocleidomastoideus
Q68.0Anomalie morphologique congénitale des muscles sterno-cléido-mastoïdiens
Q68.0congenitale misvorming van musculus sternocleidomastoideus
Q68.0Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle
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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