DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

Q67 Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest

  • Header · not billable

Q67 is not billable. The category heads 9 billable codes in FY2027: the 9 codes directly below it.

Index → code

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 17 Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA1)
  2. Q65-Q79 Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)
  3. Q67 Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest
Billable codes
9
Subdivisions
9
CC / MCC codes
2 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
33

Codes in Q67

  1. Q67.0
    Congenital facial asymmetry
    BillableExempt
  2. Q67.1
    Congenital compression facies
    BillableExempt
  3. Q67.2
    Dolichocephaly
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • sagittal craniosynostosis (Q75.01) Q75.01
  4. Q67.3
    Plagiocephaly
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 2

    Excludes1

    • coronal craniosynostosis (Q75.02-) Q75.02
    • lambdoid craniosynostosis (Q75.04-) Q75.04
  5. Q67.4
    Other congenital deformities of skull, face and jaw
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 4, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Congenital depressions in skull
    • Congenital hemifacial atrophy or hypertrophy
    • Deviation of nasal septum, congenital
    • Squashed or bent nose, congenital

    Excludes1

    • dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-) M26
    • syphilitic saddle nose (A50.5) A50.5
  6. Q67.5
    Congenital deformity of spine
    BillableCCExempt
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Congenital postural scoliosis
    • Congenital scoliosis NOS

    Excludes1

    • infantile idiopathic scoliosis (M41.0) M41.0
    • scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation (Q76.3) Q76.3
  7. Q67.6
    Pectus excavatum
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Congenital funnel chest
  8. Q67.7
    Pectus carinatum
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Congenital pigeon chest
  9. Q67.8
    Other congenital deformities of chest
    BillableCCExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Congenital deformity of chest wall NOS

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At Q67

Excludes1

  • congenital malformation syndromes classified to Q87.- Q87
  • Potter's syndrome (Q60.6) Q60.6

Notes that also apply

Chapter 17 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 1): printed on the chapter 17 page.

Index entries

  • Dolichocephaly → Q67.2
  • Plagiocephaly → Q67.3
  • Asymmetryface → Q67.0
  • Compressionfacies → Q67.1
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)hemifacial → Q67.4
  • Depression (acute) (mental)skull → Q67.4
  • Flatteningnose (congenital) → Q67.4
  • Friedreich'sfacial hemihypertrophy → Q67.4
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophichemifacial → Q67.4
  • Squashed nosecongenital → Q67.4
  • Kyphoscoliosis, kyphoscoliotic (acquired)congenital → Q67.5
  • Scoliosis (acquired) (postural)congenital → Q67.5
  • Pectusexcavatum (congenital) → Q67.6
  • Pectusrecurvatum (congenital) → Q67.6
  • Pectuscarinatum (congenital) → Q67.7
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type)chest wall → Q67.8
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type)thorax (wall) → Q67.8
  • Distortion(s) (congenital)chest (wall) → Q67.8
  • Distortion(s) (congenital)thorax (wall) → Q67.8
  • Flatchest, congenital → Q67.8
  • Bentnosecongenital → Q67.4
  • Deviation (in)nasal septumcongenital → Q67.4
  • Deviation (in)septum (nasal) (acquired)congenital → Q67.4
  • Curvaturespine (acquired) (angular) (idiopathic) (incorrect) (postural)congenital → Q67.5
  • Deformityspinalcongenital → Q67.5
  • Deformityspine (acquired)congenital → Q67.5
  • Scoliosis (acquired) (postural)congenitalpostural → Q67.5
  • Funnelbreast (acquired)congenital → Q67.6
  • Funnelchest (acquired)congenital → Q67.6
  • Pigeonbreast or chest (acquired)congenital → Q67.7
  • Deformitychest (acquired) (wall)congenital → Q67.8
  • Deformitythorax (acquired) (wall)congenital → Q67.8
  • Deformitynose (acquired) (cartilage)congenitalbent or squashed → Q67.4

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

Hierarchy