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Q76 ICD-10-CA category: Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax

Q76 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 11 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

Q76

Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in Q76

Q76 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.

Q76.0Spina bifida occultaQ76.1Klippel-Feil syndromeQ76.2Congenital spondylolisthesis (2 codes)Q76.3Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformationQ76.4Other congenital malformations of spine, not associated with scoliosisQ76.5Cervical ribQ76.6Other congenital malformations of ribsQ76.7Congenital malformation of sternumQ76.8Other congenital malformations of bony thoraxQ76.9Congenital malformation of bony thorax, unspecified

Notes for Q76

As CIHI prints them, with any note Q76 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of spine and chest (Q67.5-Q67.8)
  • Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

Where Q76 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 Q76Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax

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 Q76 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is Q76 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. Q76 (Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 11 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is Q76 in ICD-10-CA?

Q76 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 Q76?

ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for Q76, 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 Q76

Q65Congenital deformities of hipQ66Congenital deformities of feetQ67Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chestQ68Other congenital musculoskeletal deformitiesQ69PolydactylyQ70SyndactylyQ71Reduction defects of upper limbQ72Reduction defects of lower limbQ73Reduction defects of unspecified limbQ74Other congenital malformations of limb(s)Q75Other congenital malformations of skull and face bonesQ77Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spineQ78Other osteochondrodysplasiasQ79Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified