Q68 Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities

Category / Non-billable header 8 subcodes

Block: Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • reduction defects of limb(s) (Q71-Q73)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • congenital myotonic chondrodystrophy (G71.13)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
Q68..0 Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle Yes
Q68..1 Congenital deformity of finger(s) and hand Yes
Q68..2 Congenital deformity of knee Yes
Q68..3 Congenital bowing of femur Yes
Q68..4 Congenital bowing of tibia and fibula Yes
Q68..5 Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified Yes
Q68..6 Discoid meniscus Yes
Q68..8 Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026