Q65.82 Congenital coxa vara

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applies from Q65 Congenital deformities of hip

Excludes1 (never code together)

• clicking hip (R29.4)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 564-566 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 755.62 Coxa vara, congenital

Code annotations containing back-references to Q65.82

Back-references to Q65

• Type 1 Excludes: M21 Other acquired deformities of limbs ("congenital deformities and malformations of limbs (Q65-Q66, Q68-Q74)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M24.3 Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified ("congenital dislocation or displacement of joint- see congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M95 Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue ("congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R29.4 Clicking hip ("congenital deformities of hip (Q65.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Q65.82

• Coxa › vara (acquired) › congenital

Nearby codes

• Q65.4 Congenital partial dislocation of hip, bilateral
• Q65.5 Congenital partial dislocation of hip, unspecified
• Q65.6 Congenital unstable hip
• Q65.8 Other congenital deformities of hip
• Q65.81 Congenital coxa valga
• Q65.82 Congenital coxa vara (this code)
• Q65.89 Other specified congenital deformities of hip
• Q65.9 Congenital deformity of hip, unspecified