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Q74.0

Q74.0: Other congenital malformations of upper limb(s), including shoulder girdle

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q74.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of upper limb(s), including shoulder girdle. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Accessory carpal bones
  • Cleidocranial dysostosis
  • Congenital pseudarthrosis of clavicle
  • Macrodactylia (fingers)
  • Madelung's deformity
  • Radioulnar synostosis
  • Sprengel's deformity
  • Triphalangeal thumb

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q74.0

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q74: Other congenital malformations of limb(s)

  • polydactyly (Q69.-)
  • reduction defect of limb (Q71-Q73)
  • syndactyly (Q70.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Q74.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • M20Acquired deformities of fingers and toes

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q74.0 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
  • A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Cleidocranial dysostosis
  • Craniocleidodysostosis
  • Macrodactylia, macrodactylism(fingers) (thumbs)
  • Megalodactylia(fingers) (thumbs) (congenital)
  • Sprengel's deformity(congenital)
  • Triphalangeal thumb
  • Accessory›carpal bones
  • Accessory›navicular of carpus
  • Agenesis›clavicle
  • Agenesis›scapula
  • Agenesis›shoulder girdle(complete) (partial)
  • Anomaly, anomalous›arm

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q74

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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