Is Q68.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Q68.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Q68.3 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79).

What cannot be coded together with Q68.3?

Q68.3 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

Q68.3

Q68.3 — Congenital bowing of femur

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q68.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital bowing of femur. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

anteversion of femur (neck) (Q65.89)

Risk adjustment

Q68.3 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How Q68.3 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Q68.3.

Bowing›femur›congenital

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q68. If Q68.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Q68.3

Is Q68.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Q68.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Q68.3 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79).
What cannot be coded together with Q68.3?: Q68.3 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.