Q76.411 Congenital kyphosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region

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

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)

• 756.19 Other anomalies of spine (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Q76.411

Back-references to Q76.4

• Type 1 Excludes: M40 Kyphosis and lordosis ("congenital kyphosis and lordosis (Q76.4)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M43 Other deforming dorsopathies ("hemivertebra (Q76.3-Q76.4)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M43 Other deforming dorsopathies ("lumbarization and sacralization (Q76.4)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M43 Other deforming dorsopathies ("platyspondylisis (Q76.4)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M43.2 Fusion of spine ("congenital fusion of spine (Q76.4)")

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 Q76.411

• Kyphosis, kyphotic (acquired) › congenital › occipito-atlanto-axial region

Nearby codes

• Q76.1 Klippel-Feil syndrome
• Q76.2 Congenital spondylolisthesis
• 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 (this code)
• Q76.412 Congenital kyphosis, cervical region
• Q76.413 Congenital kyphosis, cervicothoracic region
• Q76.414 Congenital kyphosis, thoracic region
• Q76.415 Congenital kyphosis, thoracolumbar region
• Q76.419 Congenital kyphosis, unspecified region