Q76.2 Congenital spondylolisthesis

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

Applicable to

• Congenital spondylolysis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• spondylolisthesis (acquired) (M43.1-)
• spondylolysis (acquired) (M43.0-)

Applies from Q76 Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital musculoskeletal deformities of spine and chest (Q67.5-Q67.8)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 551-552 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 756.12 Spondylolisthesis (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Q76.2

Back-references to Q76.2

• Type 1 Excludes: M43 Other deforming dorsopathies ("congenital spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis (Q76.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M43.0 Spondylolysis ("congenital spondylolysis (Q76.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M43.1 Spondylolisthesis ("congenital spondylolisthesis (Q76.2)")

Back-references to Q76

• 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 Q76.2

• Prespondylolisthesis (congenital)
• Spondylolisthesis (acquired) (degenerative) › congenital
• Spondylolysis (acquired) › congenital

Nearby codes

• Q76 Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax
• Q76.0 Spina bifida occulta
• Q76.1 Klippel-Feil syndrome
• Q76.2 Congenital spondylolisthesis (this code)
• Q76.3 Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation
• Q76.4 Other congenital malformations of spine, not associated with scoliosis
• Q76.41 Congenital kyphosis
• Q76.411 Congenital kyphosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
• Q76.412 Congenital kyphosis, cervical region