Q68.3 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital bowing of femur. 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 Q68.3 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- anteversion of femur (neck) Q65.8
Q68.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q68.3Medfødt krumning av lårben
DQ683Curvatura corporis femoris congenita
Q68.3Synnynnäinen reisiluun kaareutuminen
Q68.3Angeborene Verbiegung des Femurs
Q68.3Incurvation congénitale du fémur
Q68.3congenitale kromming van femur
Q68.3Congenital bowing of femur
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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