ICD-10 diagnosis code
Q79 Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified
Q79 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified. It is a three-character category divided into 9 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 Q79 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis Q68.0
Subcodes of Q79
- Q79.0Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Q79.1Other congenital malformations of diaphragm
- Q79.2Exomphalos
- Q79.3Gastroschisis
- Q79.4Prune belly syndrome
- Q79.5Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall
- Q79.6Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Q79.8Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system
- Q79.9Congenital malformation of musculoskeletal system, unspecified
Q79 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DQ79Medfødte misdannelser i muskler og knogler IKA
Q79Muualla luokittamattomat synnynnäiset lihasten ja luiden epämuodostumat
Q79Angeborene Fehlbildungen des Muskel-Skelett-Systems, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert
Q79Malformations congénitales du système ostéo-articulaire et des muscles, non classées ailleurs
Q79congenitale misvormingen van botspierstelsel, niet elders geclassificeerd
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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