Q79.2 Exomphalos

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC) as a secondary diagnosis. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Omphalocele

Excludes1 (never code together)

• umbilical hernia (K42.-)

Applies from Q79 Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 (not included here)

• congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 393-395 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 756.72 Omphalocele

Code annotations containing back-references to Q79.2

Back-references to Q79.2

• Type 1 Excludes: K42 Umbilical hernia ("omphalocele (Q79.2)")

Back-references to Q79

• 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 Q79.2

• Exomphalos
• Omphalocele
• Sarcoepiplomphalocele

Nearby codes

• Q79 Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified
• Q79.0 Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
• Q79.1 Other congenital malformations of diaphragm
• Q79.2 Exomphalos (this code)
• Q79.3 Gastroschisis
• Q79.4 Prune belly syndrome
• Q79.5 Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall
• Q79.51 Congenital hernia of bladder
• Q79.59 Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall