Q68.8 Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities

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

Applicable to

• Congenital deformity of clavicle
• Congenital deformity of elbow
• Congenital deformity of forearm
• Congenital deformity of scapula
• Congenital deformity of wrist
• Congenital dislocation of elbow
• Congenital dislocation of shoulder
• Congenital dislocation of wrist

Applies from Q68 Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities

Excludes1 (never code together)

• reduction defects of limb(s) (Q71-Q73)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• congenital myotonic chondrodystrophy (G71.13)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 755.51 Congenital deformity of clavicle (approximate)
• 755.52 Congenital elevation of scapula (approximate)
• 756.9 Other and unspecified anomalies of musculoskeletal system (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Q68.8

Back-references to Q68

• Type 1 Excludes: M20 Acquired deformities of fingers and toes ("congenital deformities and malformations of fingers and toes (Q66.-, Q68-Q70, Q74.-)")
• 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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Q68.8

• Arthrogryposis (congenital)
• Contraction (s), contracture, contracted › joint (abduction) (acquired) (adduction) (flexion) (rotation) › congenital NEC
• Cubitus › congenital
• Cubitus › valgus (acquired) › congenital
• Cubitus › varus (acquired) › congenital
• Deformity › ankle (joint) (acquired) › congenital
• Deformity › arm (acquired) (upper) › congenital
• Deformity › clavicle (acquired) › congenital
• Deformity › elbow (joint) (acquired) › congenital
• Deformity › forearm (acquired) › congenital
• Deformity › joint (acquired) NEC › congenital
• Deformity › leg (upper) (acquired) NEC › congenital
• Deformity › radius (acquired) › congenital
• Deformity › scapula (acquired) › congenital
• Deformity › thigh (acquired) › congenital NEC
• Deformity › tibia (acquired) › congenital NEC
• Deformity › ulna (acquired) › congenital NEC
• Deformity › wrist (joint) (acquired) › congenital
• Dislocation (articular) › congenital NEC
• Dislocation (articular) › elbow › congenital
• Dislocation (articular) › shoulder (blade) (ligament) (joint) (traumatic) › congenital
• Distortion (s) (congenital) › arm NEC
• Distortion (s) (congenital) › femur NEC
• Distortion (s) (congenital) › fibula NEC
• Distortion (s) (congenital) › humerus NEC
• Distortion (s) (congenital) › leg NEC
• Distortion (s) (congenital) › radius NEC
• Distortion (s) (congenital) › tibia NEC
• Distortion (s) (congenital) › ulna NEC
• Distortion (s) (congenital) › wrist (bones) (joint)
• Malposition › congenital › joint NEC
• Malposition › congenital › limb
• Malposition › congenital › limb › lower
• Malposition › congenital › limb › upper
• Rigid, rigidity › articular, multiple, congenital
• Subluxation › congenital › joint (excluding hip) › lower limb
• Subluxation › congenital › joint (excluding hip) › shoulder
• Subluxation › congenital › joint (excluding hip) › upper limb
• Subluxation › shoulder › congenital
• Syndrome › os trigonum

Nearby codes

• Q68.2 Congenital deformity of knee
• Q68.3 Congenital bowing of femur
• Q68.4 Congenital bowing of tibia and fibula
• Q68.5 Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified
• Q68.6 Discoid meniscus
• Q68.8 Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities (this code)