Q67.8 Other congenital deformities of chest

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Congenital deformity of chest wall NOS

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)

• 754.89 Other specified nonteratogenic anomalies (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Q67.8

Back-references to Q67.8

• Type 1 Excludes: Q76 Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax ("congenital musculoskeletal deformities of spine and chest (Q67.5-Q67.8)")

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 Q67.8

• Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) › chest wall
• Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) › thorax (wall)
• Deformity › chest (acquired) (wall) › congenital
• Deformity › thorax (acquired) (wall) › congenital
• Distortion (s) (congenital) › chest (wall)
• Distortion (s) (congenital) › thorax (wall)
• Flat › chest, congenital

Nearby codes

• Q67.3 Plagiocephaly
• Q67.4 Other congenital deformities of skull, face and jaw
• Q67.5 Congenital deformity of spine
• Q67.6 Pectus excavatum
• Q67.7 Pectus carinatum
• Q67.8 Other congenital deformities of chest (this code)