756.3 RIB & STERNUM ANOMAL NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 756.3

Short Description: Rib & sternum anomal NEC

Long Description: Other anomalies of ribs and sternum

Code Classification:

  • Congenital anomalies (740–759)
    • Congenital anomalies (740-759)
      • 756 Other congenital musculoskeletal anomalies
        • 756.3 Rib & sternum anomal NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Absence of sternum
  • Accessory rib
  • Accessory sternebral ossification site
  • Asymmetrical thorax
  • Bipartite ossification of sternebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of rib cartilage
  • Congenital abnormal shape of rib
  • Congenital abnormal shape of sternebra
  • Congenital absence of rib
  • Congenital absence of sternebra
  • Congenital absence of sternum
  • Congenital anomaly of rib
  • Congenital anomaly of rib cartilage
  • Congenital anomaly of sternebra
  • Congenital anomaly of thoracic cage
  • Congenital anomaly of thorax
  • Congenital bent rib
  • Congenital branched rib
  • Congenital branched rib cartilage
  • Congenital fissure of sternum
  • Congenital focal enlargement of rib
  • Congenital fusion of ribs
  • Congenital hypoplasia of rib
  • Congenital malformation of sternum
  • Congenital malposition of rib
  • Congenital malposition of sternebra
  • Congenital misalignment of rib
  • Congenital misalignment of sternebra
  • Congenital thickening of rib
  • Discontinuous rib
  • Enlargement of thorax
  • Full supernumerary rib
  • Incomplete ossification of rib
  • Incomplete ossification of sternebra
  • Intercostal rib
  • Lack of ossification of rib
  • Lack of ossification of sternebra
  • Mis-shapen sternum
  • Short rib dysplasia
  • Short rib dysplasia group
  • Short rib polydactyly syndrome
  • Short rib-polydactyly syndrome, Majewski type
  • Short rib-polydactyly syndrome, non-Majewski type
  • Short supernumerary rib
  • Sternum bifidum
  • Sternum tender
  • Thoracoschisis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 756.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • rib (acquired) 738.3
      • congenital 756.3
    • sternum, congenital 756.3
  • Accessory (congenital)
    • rib 756.3
      • cervical 756.2
    • sternum 756.3
  • Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
    • rib 756.3
    • sternum 756.3
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
    • bone NEC 756.9
      • chest 756.3
      • rib 756.3
    • chest (wall) 756.3
    • rib 756.3
      • cervical 756.2
    • specified type NEC
      • chest (wall) 756.3
      • rib 756.3
      • sternum 756.3
      • thorax (wall) 756.3
    • sternum 756.3
    • thorax (wall) 756.3
  • Apleuria 756.3
  • Bifurcation (congenital) - see also Imperfect, closure
    • rib 756.3
  • Cleft (congenital) - see also Imperfect, closure
    • sternum (congenital) 756.3
  • Deformity 738.9
    • rib (acquired) 738.3
      • congenital 756.3
        • cervical 756.2
    • sternum (acquired) 738.3
      • congenital 756.3
  • Dislocation (articulation) (closed) (displacement) (simple) (subluxation) 839.8
    • congenital NEC 755.8
      • rib 756.3
    • rib (cartilage) (closed) 839.69
      • congenital 756.3
  • Distortion (congenital)
    • chest (wall) 756.3
    • rib 756.3
    • sternum 756.3
    • thorax (wall) 756.3
  • Extra - see also Accessory
    • rib 756.3
      • cervical 756.2
  • Fissure, fissured
    • sternum (congenital) 756.3
  • Floating
    • rib 756.3
  • Fusion, fused (congenital)
    • ribs 756.3
  • High
    • thoracic rib 756.3
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
    • rib 756.3
    • sternum 756.3
  • Malposition
    • congenital
      • rib (cage) 756.3
        • supernumerary in cervical region 756.2
      • sternum 756.3
  • Paratyphoid (fever) - see Fever, paratyphoid
  • Retraction
    • sternum (congenital) 756.3
      • acquired 738.3
      • during respiration 786.9
  • Sternum bifidum 756.3
  • Supernumerary (congenital)
    • rib 756.3
      • cervical or first 756.2
        • syndrome 756.2
  • Thoracoschisis 756.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 756.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
756.3 Right Arrow Q76.6 Other congenital malformations of ribs
Q76.7 Congenital malformation of sternum
Q77.2 Short rib syndrome
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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.

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