Is Q76 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. Q76 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does Q76 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 Q76?

Q76 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

Q76

Q76 — Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q76 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

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

congenital musculoskeletal deformities of spine and chest (Q67.5-Q67.8)

Other codes that can never be billed with Q76

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at Q76. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading Q76 alone.

M43Other deforming dorsopathies
M43.0Spondylolysis
M43.1Spondylolisthesis
M43.2Fusion of spine
M40Kyphosis and lordosis
M41Scoliosis
Q67.5Congenital deformity of spine
Q05Spina bifida

Risk adjustment

Q76 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.

Code history

Q76 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead Q76

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about Q76

Is Q76 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. Q76 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does Q76 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 Q76?: Q76 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.