Q76.7

Q76.7: Congenital malformation of sternum

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q76.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation of sternum. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Congenital absence of sternum
Sternum bifidum

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q76.7

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

Sternum bifidum
Absence›sternum, congenital
Accessory›sternum
Agenesis›sternum
Anomaly, anomalous›sternum NEC
Distortion›sternum NEC
Hypoplasia, hypoplastic›sternum
Retraction›sternum(congenital)
Deformity›sternum›congenital NEC
Malposition›congenital›sternum NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q76