Q76.6

Q76.6: Other congenital malformations of ribs

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q76.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of ribs. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q76.6 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.

short rib syndrome (Q77.2)

Inclusion terms

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

Accessory rib
Congenital absence of rib
Congenital fusion of ribs
Congenital malformation of ribs NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q76.6

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)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Accessory›rib
Agenesis›rib
Anomaly, anomalous›rib
Bifurcation›rib
Extra›rib
Fusion, fused›ribs
High›thoracic rib
Hypoplasia, hypoplastic›rib
Supernumerary›rib
Absence›rib›congenital
Deformity›rib›congenital
Malposition›congenital›rib(cage)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q76