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Q79.61

Q79.61: Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q79.61 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for classical ehlers-danlos syndrome. 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.

  • Classical EDS (cEDS)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q79.61

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Q79: Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

  • congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Syndrome›Ehlers-Danlos›classical(cEDS) (classical EDS)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q79.6

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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