Q65-Q79 ICD-10-CA block: Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system
Q65-Q79 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 120 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
Q65-Q79Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in Q65-Q79
Q65-Q79 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
Q65Congenital deformities of hip (9 codes)Q66Congenital deformities of feet (10 codes)Q67Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest (9 codes)Q68Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities (7 codes)Q69Polydactyly (4 codes)Q70Syndactyly (6 codes)Q71Reduction defects of upper limb (9 codes)Q72Reduction defects of lower limb (10 codes)Q73Reduction defects of unspecified limb (3 codes)Q74Other congenital malformations of limb(s) (6 codes)Q75Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones (8 codes)Q76Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax (11 codes)Q77Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine (10 codes)Q78Other osteochondrodysplasias (9 codes)Q79Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified (9 codes)Notes for Q65-Q79
As CIHI prints them, with any note Q65-Q79 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Where Q65-Q79 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- 2Block Q65-Q79Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is Q65-Q79 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. Q65-Q79 (Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system) is a block heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 120 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is Q65-Q79 in ICD-10-CA?
Q65-Q79 sits under Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
What coding notes apply to Q65-Q79?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for Q65-Q79, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside Q65-Q79
Q00-Q07Congenital malformations of the nervous systemQ10-Q18Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neckQ20-Q28Congenital malformations of the circulatory systemQ30-Q34Congenital malformations of the respiratory systemQ35-Q37Cleft lip and cleft palateQ38-Q45Other congenital malformations of the digestive systemQ50-Q56Congenital malformations of genital organsQ60-Q64Congenital malformations of the urinary systemQ80-Q89Other congenital malformationsQ90-Q99Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified