Q68.5 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified. 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
Q68.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q68.5Uspesifisert medfødt krumning av lang knokkel i underekstremitet
DQ685Medfødt abnorm krumning af lang rørknogle i underekstremitet UNS
Q68.5Määrittämätön synnynnäinen alaraajan pitkien luiden kaareutuminen
Q68.5Angeborene Verbiegung der langen Beinknochen, nicht näher bezeichnet
Q68.5Incurvation congénitale des os longs du membre inférieur, sans précision
Q68.5congenitale kromming van lange pijpbeenderen van been, niet-
Q68.5Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified
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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