FY2019
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2019congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2019
Effective from
Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2019| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)
Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Q79.0Congenital diaphragmatic herniaBillable / specificQ79.1Other congenital malformations of diaphragmBillable / specificQ79.2ExomphalosBillable / specificQ79.3GastroschisisBillable / specificQ79.4Prune belly syndromeBillable / specificQ79.5Other congenital malformations of abdominal wallCategory · further specificity requiredQ79.6Ehlers-Danlos syndromesCategory · further specificity requiredQ79.8Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal systemBillable / specificQ79.9Congenital malformation of musculoskeletal system, unspecifiedBillable / specificOfficial titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · congenital dislocation or displacement of joint- see congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)
Excludes 2 · congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)