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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q79.8 Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system

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Q79.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system. It is a four-character subcategory of Q79 (Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified), 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 Q79.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Absence of:
    • muscle
    • tendon
  • Accessory muscle
  • Amyotrophia congenita
  • Congenital:
    • constricting bands
    • shortening of tendon
  • Poland syndrome

Q79.8 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

Q79.8Andra medfödda missbildningar av muskler och skelett

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q79.8Annen spesifisert medfødt misdannelse i muskel-skjelettsystem

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ798Anden medfødt misdannelse i muskler og knogler

  • DQ798AMuskelagenesi UNS
  • DQ798BKnogleagenesi UNS
  • DQ798CSeneagenesi UNS
  • DQ798DMedfødt amyotrofi
  • DQ798ELedaplasi UNS
  • DQ798FMuskelaplasi UNS
  • DQ798GAplasi af musculus pectoralis
  • DQ798HKnogleaplasi UNS
  • and 12 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q79.8Muu synnynnäinen lihasten ja luiden epämuodostuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q79.8Sonstige angeborene Fehlbildungen des Muskel-Skelett-Systems

FranceICD-10-FR

Q79.8Autres malformations congénitales du système ostéoarticulaire et des muscles

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q79.8overige gespecificeerde congenitale misvormingen van bot-spierstelsel

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q79.8Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system

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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