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Diagnosis Code

Q68.0 CONGENITAL DEFORMITY OF STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q68.0

Short Description: Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle

Long Description: Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle

The code Q68.0 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)
      • Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities (Q68)
        • Q68.0 Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Congenital anomaly of right sternocleidomastoid muscle
  • Congenital anomaly of sternocleidomastoid muscle
  • Congenital deformity of left sternocleidomastoid muscle
  • Congenital sternomastoid tumor
  • Congenital torticollis
  • Contracture of sternomastoid
  • Hyperpyrexia
  • Malignant hyperthermia
  • Malignant hyperthermia with arthrogryposis and torticollis syndrome
  • Torticollis, keloids, cryptorchidism, renal dysplasia syndrome

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q68.0 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 Q68.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Congenital contracture of sternocleidomastoid (muscle)
    • Congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis
    • Sternomastoid tumor (congenital)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q68.0 Right Arrow 754.1 Congenital torticollis

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
Q68 Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities
Q68.1 Congenital deformity of finger(s) and hand
Q68.2 Congenital deformity of knee
Q68.3 Congenital bowing of femur
Q68.4 Congenital bowing of tibia and fibula
Q68.5 Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified
Q68.6 Discoid meniscus
Q68.8 Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities

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

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