Q67.4 Other congenital deformities of skull, face and jaw

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

Applicable to

• Congenital depressions in skull
• Congenital hemifacial atrophy or hypertrophy
• Deviation of nasal septum, congenital
• Squashed or bent nose, congenital

Excludes1 (never code together)

• dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
• syphilitic saddle nose (A50.5)

Applies from Q67 Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital malformation syndromes classified to Q87.-
• Potter's syndrome (Q60.6)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 754.0 Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of skull, face, and jaw (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Q67.4

Back-references to Q67.4

• Type 1 Excludes: J34.2 Deviated nasal septum ("congenital deviated nasal septum (Q67.4)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Q18 Other congenital malformations of face and neck ("conditions classified to Q67.0-Q67.4")
• Type 1 Excludes: Q30 Congenital malformations of nose ("congenital deviation of nasal septum (Q67.4)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Q75 Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones ("musculoskeletal deformities of head and face (Q67.0-Q67.4)")

Back-references to Q67

• 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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Q67.4

• Atrophy, atrophic (of) › hemifacial
• Bent › nose › congenital
• Deformity › nose (acquired) (cartilage) › congenital › bent or squashed
• Depression (acute) (mental) › skull
• Deviation (in) › nasal septum › congenital
• Deviation (in) › septum (nasal) (acquired) › congenital
• Flattening › nose (congenital)
• Friedreich's › facial hemihypertrophy
• Hypertrophy, hypertrophic › hemifacial
• Squashed nose › congenital

Nearby codes

• Q67 Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest
• Q67.0 Congenital facial asymmetry
• Q67.1 Congenital compression facies
• Q67.2 Dolichocephaly
• Q67.3 Plagiocephaly
• Q67.4 Other congenital deformities of skull, face and jaw (this code)
• Q67.5 Congenital deformity of spine
• Q67.6 Pectus excavatum
• Q67.7 Pectus carinatum
• Q67.8 Other congenital deformities of chest