Q68.6

Q68.6: Discoid meniscus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q68.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for discoid meniscus. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q68.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q68.6

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q68: Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q68.6

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Q68: Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities

congenital myotonic chondrodystrophy (G71.13)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

Q68.6 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Discoid›meniscus(congenital)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.