Q76.5 Cervical rib

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

Applicable to

• Supernumerary rib in cervical region

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) 564-566 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 756.2 Cervical rib

Code annotations containing back-references to Q76.5

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 Q76.5

• Accessory (congenital) › rib › cervical
• Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) › rib › cervical
• Cervical › rib
• Deformity › rib (acquired) › congenital › cervical
• Extra › rib › cervical
• Malposition › congenital › rib (cage) › supernumerary in cervical region
• Rib › cervical
• Supernumerary (congenital) › rib › cervical or first (syndrome)
• Syndrome › cervical (root) › rib

Nearby codes

• Q76.426 Congenital lordosis, lumbar region
• Q76.427 Congenital lordosis, lumbosacral region
• Q76.428 Congenital lordosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
• Q76.429 Congenital lordosis, unspecified region
• Q76.49 Other congenital malformations of spine, not associated with scoliosis
• Q76.5 Cervical rib (this code)
• Q76.6 Other congenital malformations of ribs
• Q76.7 Congenital malformation of sternum
• Q76.8 Other congenital malformations of bony thorax
• Q76.9 Congenital malformation of bony thorax, unspecified