Is Q76.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Q76.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Q76.9 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 Q76.9?

Q76.9 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above Q76.9 (Q76) and apply to it just the same.

Q76.9

Q76.9 — Congenital malformation of bony thorax, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q76.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation of bony thorax, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q76.9

These are not written on Q76.9, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing Q76.9 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on Q76 — Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax

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

Risk adjustment

Q76.9 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.

How Q76.9 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Q76.9.

Malformation›thorax, bony
Anomaly, anomalous›chest wall›bones
Anomaly, anomalous›thorax›bony

Code history

Q76.9 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q76. If Q76.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Q76.9

Is Q76.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Q76.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Q76.9 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 Q76.9?: Q76.9 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above Q76.9 (Q76) and apply to it just the same.