Q76
ICD-10Non-billable categoryCongenital malformations of spine and bony thorax
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax
Q76 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- congenital musculoskeletal deformities of spine and chest (Q67.5-Q67.8)
More specific codes under Q76
- Q76.0Spina bifida occulta
- Q76.1Klippel-Feil syndrome
- Q76.2Congenital spondylolisthesis
- Q76.3Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation
- Q76.4Oth congenital malform of spine, not associated w scoliosiscategory
- Q76.5Cervical rib
- Q76.6Other congenital malformations of ribs
- Q76.7Congenital malformation of sternum
- Q76.8Other congenital malformations of bony thorax
- Q76.9Congenital malformation of bony thorax, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.