- Q68.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM Q68.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q68.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 Q68.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Q68.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 564 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with mcc
- 565 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with cc
- 566 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Congenital deformity of clavicle
- Congenital deformity of elbow
- Congenital deformity of forearm
- Congenital deformity of scapula
- Congenital deformity of wrist
- Congenital dislocation of elbow
- Congenital dislocation of shoulder
- Congenital dislocation of wrist
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Q68.8:
- congenital NEC > joint (abduction) (acquired) (adduction) (flexion) (rotation) M24.50
- congenital > Cubitus
- congenital > valgus (acquired) M21.0-
- congenital > varus (acquired) M21.1-
- congenital > ankle (joint) (acquired)
- arm (acquired) (upper) > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital > arm (acquired) (upper) Q68.8
- congenital > clavicle (acquired) M95.8
- elbow (joint) (acquired) > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital > elbow (joint) (acquired) Q68.8
- forearm (acquired) > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital > forearm (acquired) Q68.8
- congenital > joint NEC (acquired) M21.90
- leg NEC (upper) (acquired) > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital > leg NEC (upper) (acquired) Q68.8
- radius (acquired) > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital > radius (acquired) Q68.8
- congenital > scapula (acquired) M95.8
- thigh (acquired) > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital NEC > thigh (acquired) Q68.8
- tibia (acquired) > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital NEC > tibia (acquired) Q68.8
- ulna (acquired) > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital NEC > ulna (acquired) Q68.8
- wrist (joint) (acquired) > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital > wrist (joint) (acquired) Q68.8
- congenital NEC > Dislocation (articular)
- congenital > elbow S53.10-
- congenital > shoulder (blade) (ligament) (joint) (traumatic) S43.006
- arm NEC > Distortion (s) (congenital)
- femur NEC > Distortion (s) (congenital)
- fibula NEC > Distortion (s) (congenital)
- humerus NEC > Distortion (s) (congenital)
- leg NEC > Distortion (s) (congenital)
- radius NEC > Distortion (s) (congenital)
- tibia NEC > Distortion (s) (congenital)
- ulna NEC > Distortion (s) (congenital)
- wrist (bones) (joint) > Distortion (s) (congenital)
- joint NEC > congenital Q89.1
- limb > congenital Q89.1
- lower > limb Q68.8
- upper > limb Q68.8
- articular, multiple, congenital > Rigid, rigidity
- joint (excluding hip) > congenital
- lower limb > joint (excluding hip) Q68.8
- shoulder > joint (excluding hip) Q68.8
- upper limb > joint (excluding hip) Q68.8
- shoulder > Subluxation
- congenital > shoulder Q68.8
- os trigonum > Syndrome