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Q68 ICD-10-CA category: Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities

Q68 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 7 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

Q68

Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in Q68

Q68 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

Q68.0Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscleQ68.1Congenital deformity of handQ68.2Congenital deformity of kneeQ68.3Congenital bowing of femurQ68.4Congenital bowing of tibia and fibulaQ68.5Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecifiedQ68.8Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities

Notes for Q68

As CIHI prints them, with any note Q68 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Reduction defects of limb(s) (Q71-Q73)
  • Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

Where Q68 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  2. 2Block Q65-Q79Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system
  3. 3Category Q68Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities

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.

See Q68 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is Q68 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. Q68 (Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 7 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is Q68 in ICD-10-CA?

Q68 sits under Q65-Q79 Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system, within Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

What coding notes apply to Q68?

ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for Q68, 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 Q68

Q65Congenital deformities of hipQ66Congenital deformities of feetQ67Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chestQ69PolydactylyQ70SyndactylyQ71Reduction defects of upper limbQ72Reduction defects of lower limbQ73Reduction defects of unspecified limbQ74Other congenital malformations of limb(s)Q75Other congenital malformations of skull and face bonesQ76Congenital malformations of spine and bony thoraxQ77Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spineQ78Other osteochondrodysplasiasQ79Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified