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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

Q79.8

Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Hierarchy

Where Q79.8 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. Q79 Parent Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified
  2. Q79.8 This code Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Absence of muscle

Inclusion Terms

Absence of tendon

Inclusion Terms

Accessory muscle

Inclusion Terms

Amyotrophia congenita

Inclusion Terms

Congenital constricting bands

Inclusion Terms

Congenital shortening of tendon

Inclusion Terms

Poland syndrome

Excludes2

congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis ( Q68.0 )

Inherited from Q79 — Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

Version History

How Q79.8 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system

Other codes under Q79

Codes whose official notes reference Q79.8

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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