Diagnosis Code

Q77.4 ACHONDROPLASIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q77.4

Short Description: Achondroplasia

Long Description: Achondroplasia

The code Q77.4 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)
      • Osteochndrdys w defects of growth of tubular bones and spine (Q77)
        • Q77.4 Achondroplasia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acanthosis nigricans
  • Achondrogenesis
  • Achondrogenesis
  • Achondroplasia
  • Achondroplasia
  • Hypochondroplasia
  • Lethal chondrodysplasia with fragmented bone
  • Severe achondroplasia, developmental delay, acanthosis nigricans syndrome
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency with low T- and B-cell numbers
  • Short-limb skeletal dysplasia with severe combined immunodeficiency

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q77.4 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 Q77.4 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Hypochondroplasia
    • Osteosclerosis congenita

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q77.4 Right Arrow 756.4 Chondrodystrophy

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
Q77 Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine
Q77.0 Achondrogenesis
Q77.1 Thanatophoric short stature
Q77.2 Short rib syndrome
Q77.3 Chondrodysplasia punctata
Q77.5 Diastrophic dysplasia
Q77.6 Chondroectodermal dysplasia
Q77.7 Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia
Q77.8 Other osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine
Q77.9 Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine, unspecified


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