Q67 Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest

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Q67.0 Congenital facial asymmetry
Q67.1 Congenital compression facies
Q67.2 Dolichocephaly
Q67.3 Plagiocephaly
Q67.4 Other congenital deformities of skull, face and jaw
Q67.5 Congenital deformity of spine
Q67.6 Pectus excavatum
Q67.7 Pectus carinatum
Q67.8 Other congenital deformities of chest

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Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.

inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

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Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

This code

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.

congenital malformation syndromes classified to Q87.-
Potter's syndrome (Q60.6)

Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA1) · Q65-Q79 Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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