- Q79.9 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 Q79.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q79.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 Q79.9 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Q79.9 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 anomaly of musculoskeletal system NOS
- Congenital deformity of musculoskeletal system NOS
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 Q79.9:
- bone > Agenesis
- cartilage > Agenesis
- bone > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- bursa > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- fascia > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- ligament > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- muscle > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- musculoskeletal system, except limbs > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- tendon > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- congenital > bone NOS (acquired) M95.9
- bursa, congenital > Deformity Q89.9
- ligament (acquired) > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital > ligament (acquired) Q79.9
- congenital > muscle (acquired) M62.89
- congenital > musculoskeletal system (acquired) M95.9
- abnormal, bone > Development
- bone > Elongated, elongation (congenital)
- ossicles > Fusion, fused (congenital)
- bone NOS > Hypoplasia, hypoplastic
- bone > Malformation (congenital)
- bursa > Malformation (congenital)
- musculoskeletal system > Malformation (congenital)
- tendon > Malformation (congenital)
- bone > Rudimentary (congenital)