Q76.3 Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation

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

• Hemivertebra fusion or failure of segmentation with scoliosis

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) 456-458 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 754.2 Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of spine (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Q76.3

Back-references to Q76.3

• Type 1 Excludes: M41 Scoliosis ("congenital scoliosis due to bony malformation (Q76.3)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M43 Other deforming dorsopathies ("hemivertebra (Q76.3-Q76.4)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Q67.5 Congenital deformity of spine ("scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation (Q76.3)")

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 Q76.3

• Failure, failed › segmentation › vertebra › with scoliosis
• Hemivertebra › failure of segmentation with scoliosis
• Hemivertebra › fusion with scoliosis
• Scoliosis (acquired) (postural) › congenital › due to bony malformation
• Scoliosis (acquired) (postural) › congenital › failure of segmentation (hemivertebra)
• Scoliosis (acquired) (postural) › congenital › hemivertebra fusion

Nearby codes

• Q76 Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax
• Q76.0 Spina bifida occulta
• Q76.1 Klippel-Feil syndrome
• Q76.2 Congenital spondylolisthesis
• Q76.3 Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation (this code)
• 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
• Q76.413 Congenital kyphosis, cervicothoracic region