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

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

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

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Q76

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Q76.0Spina bifida occulta
Q76.1Klippel-Feil syndrome
Q76.2Congenital spondylolisthesis
Q76.3Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation
Q76.4Other congenital malformations of spine, not associated with scoliosis
Q76.5Cervical rib
Q76.6Other congenital malformations of ribs
Q76.7Congenital malformation of sternum
Q76.8Other congenital malformations of bony thorax
Q76.9Congenital malformation of bony thorax, unspecified