Diagnosis Code

Q67.3 PLAGIOCEPHALY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q67.3

Short Description: Plagiocephaly

Long Description: Plagiocephaly

The code Q67.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)
      • Congenital ms deformities of head, face, spine and chest (Q67)
        • Q67.3 Plagiocephaly

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Congenital positional plagiocephaly
  • Molded baby syndrome
  • Pelvic obliquity
  • Plagiocephaly
  • Plagiocephaly
  • Plagiocephaly
  • Postural plagiocephaly
  • X-linked intellectual disability with plagiocephaly syndrome

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q67.3 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue Diagnoses With Mcc (564)
  • Other Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue Diagnoses With Cc (565)
  • Other Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (566)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Q67.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • coronal craniosynostosis (@Q75.02*-)
    • lambdoid craniosynostosis (@Q75.04*-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q67.3 Right Arrow 754.0 Cong skull/face/jaw def

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Q67 Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest
Q67.0 Congenital facial asymmetry
Q67.1 Congenital compression facies
Q67.2 Dolichocephaly
Q67.4 Other congenital deformities of skull, face and jaw
Q67.5 Congenital deformity of spine
Q67.6 Pectus excavatum
Q67.7 Pectus carinatum
Q67.8 Other congenital deformities of chest


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023