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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q68.8 Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities

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Q68.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities. 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 Q68.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Congenital:
    • deformity of: clavicle
    • deformity of: elbow
    • deformity of: forearm
    • deformity of: scapula
    • dislocation of: elbow
    • dislocation of: shoulder

Q68.8 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

Q68.8Andra specificerade medfödda deformiteter i muskler och skelett

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q68.8Annen spesifisert medfødt deformitet i muskel-skjelettsystem

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ688Anden medfødt misdannelse i muskel eller knogle

  • DQ688ACubitus valgus congenitus
  • DQ688BCubitus varus congenitus
  • DQ688CElevatio scapulae congenita
  • DQ688DMedfødt luksation i albueled
  • DQ688EMedfødt luksation i skulderled
  • DQ688FMedfødt misdannelse i underarm
  • DQ688GMedfødt misdannelse i clavicula
  • DQ688HMedfødt misdannelse i albueled
  • and 2 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q68.8Muu synnynnäinen lihasten ja luiden epämuotoisuus

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q68.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete angeborene Muskel-Skelett-Deformitäten

FranceICD-10-FR

Q68.8Autres anomalies morphologiques congénitales ostéoarticulaires et des muscles

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q68.8overige gespecificeerde congenitale misvormingen van bot-spierstelsel

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q68.8Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities

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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