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Q79 ICD-10-CA category: Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

Q79 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 9 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

Q79

Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in Q79

Q79 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

Q79.0Congenital diaphragmatic herniaQ79.1Other congenital malformations of diaphragmQ79.2ExomphalosQ79.3GastroschisisQ79.4Prune belly syndromeQ79.5Other congenital malformations of abdominal wallQ79.6Ehlers-Danlos syndromeQ79.8Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal systemQ79.9Congenital malformation of musculoskeletal system, unspecified

Notes for Q79

As CIHI prints them, with any note Q79 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)
  • Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

Where Q79 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 Q79Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

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 Q79 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is Q79 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. Q79 (Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 9 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is Q79 in ICD-10-CA?

Q79 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 Q79?

ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for 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 Q79

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 bonesQ76Congenital malformations of spine and bony thoraxQ77Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spineQ78Other osteochondrodysplasias