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Q76.2

Q76.2: Congenital spondylolisthesis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q76.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital spondylolisthesis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q76.2 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.

  • spondylolisthesis (acquired) (M43.1-)
  • spondylolysis (acquired) (M43.0-)

Inclusion terms

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

  • Congenital spondylolysis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q76.2

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q76: Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax

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

Other codes that can never be billed with Q76.2

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

  • M43Other deforming dorsopathies
  • M43.0Spondylolysis
  • M43.1Spondylolisthesis

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q76.2 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
  • A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
  • A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
  • A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Prespondylolisthesis(congenital)
  • Spondylolisthesis›congenital
  • Spondylolysis›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q76

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.