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Q74.2

Q74.2: Other congenital malformations of lower limb(s), including pelvic girdle

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q74.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of lower limb(s), including pelvic girdle. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q74.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

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

  • anteversion of femur (neck) (Q65.89)

Inclusion terms

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

  • Congenital fusion of sacroiliac joint
  • Congenital malformation of ankle joint
  • Congenital malformation of sacroiliac joint

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q74.2

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 Q74.2

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

Q74.2 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
  • A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
  • A57596Billing and Coding: Percutaneous minimally invasive fusion/stabilization of the sacroiliac joint for the treatment of back pain

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Android pelvis
  • Anthropoid pelvis
  • Male type pelvis
  • Pithecoid pelvis
  • Robert's pelvis
  • Sympus
  • Accessory›tarsal bones
  • Agenesis›pelvic girdle(complete) (partial)
  • Anomaly, anomalous›ankle(joint)
  • Anomaly, anomalous›femur NEC
  • Anomaly, anomalous›fibula NEC
  • Anomaly, anomalous›foot NEC

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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