2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q76.49

Other congenital malformations of spine, not associated with scoliosis

ICD-10-CM Code:
Q76.49
ICD-10 Code for:
Oth congenital malform of spine, not associated w scoliosis
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Chronic
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Code Classification

  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
    (Q00-Q99)
    • Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system
      (Q65-Q79)
      • Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax
        (Q76)

Q76.49 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other congenital malformations of spine, not associated with scoliosis. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Absence of clavicle
  • Agenesis of cervical vertebra
  • Agenesis of vertebra
  • Anal atresia
  • Aphalangy, hemivertebra, urogenital, intestinal dysgenesis syndrome
  • Assimilation pelvis
  • Atlanto-occipital malformation
  • Autosomal dominant brachyolmia
  • Autosomal dominant spondylocostal dysostosis
  • Autosomal recessive brachyolmia
  • Bertolotti's syndrome
  • Bipartite ossification
  • Bipartite ossification
  • Bipartite ossification
  • Bipartite ossification
  • Bipartite ossification of centrum of cervical vertebra
  • Bipartite ossification of centrum of lumbar vertebra
  • Bipartite ossification of centrum of sacral vertebra
  • Bipartite ossification of centrum of thoracic vertebra
  • Brachyolmia
  • Brachyolmia
  • Brachyolmia - Maroteaux type
  • Butterfly vertebra
  • Caudal appendage deafness syndrome
  • Cervical hemivertebra
  • Cervical hemivertebra - unbalanced
  • Cervical hemivertebra- balanced
  • Cleft cartilaginous centrum of cervical vertebra
  • Cleft cartilaginous centrum of lumbar vertebra
  • Cleft cartilaginous centrum of sacral vertebra
  • Cleft cartilaginous centrum of thoracic vertebra
  • Cleft palate with short stature and vertebral anomaly syndrome
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of arch of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of arch of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of arch of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of arch of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of centrum cartilage of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of centrum cartilage of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of centrum cartilage of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of centrum cartilage of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of centrum of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of centrum of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of centrum of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of centrum of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal shape of arch of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal shape of arch of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal shape of arch of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal shape of arch of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal shape of centrum of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal shape of centrum of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal shape of centrum of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital abnormal shape of centrum of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital absence of arch of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital absence of arch of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital absence of arch of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital absence of arch of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital absence of centrum of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital absence of centrum of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital absence of centrum of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital absence of centrum of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital absence of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital absence of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital absence of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital absence of spine
  • Congenital absence of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital absence of vertebra
  • Congenital anomaly of caudal vertebra
  • Congenital anomaly of caudal vertebra
  • Congenital anomaly of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital anomaly of craniovertebral junction
  • Congenital anomaly of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital anomaly of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital anomaly of spine
  • Congenital anomaly of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital anomaly of vertebral region of back
  • Congenital aplasia of odontoid process
  • Congenital atresia of pharynx
  • Congenital brachyesophagus, intrathoracic stomach, vertebral anomalies syndrome
  • Congenital complete fusion of spine
  • Congenital coronal cleft of vertebra
  • Congenital deformity of lumbosacral joint
  • Congenital deformity of lumbosacral region
  • Congenital deformity of spine
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Congenital displacement of stomach
  • Congenital fusion of spine
  • Congenital hemivertebra
  • Congenital hypoplasia of arch of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital hypoplasia of arch of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital hypoplasia of arch of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital hypoplasia of arch of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital hypoplasia of odontoid process of axis
  • Congenital instability of spine
  • Congenital lumbosacral fusion
  • Congenital malposition of arch of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital malposition of arch of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital malposition of arch of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital malposition of arch of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital malposition of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital malposition of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital malposition of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital malposition of testis
  • Congenital malposition of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital misalignment of arch of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital misalignment of arch of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital misalignment of arch of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital misalignment of arch of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital misalignment of centrum of cervical vertebra
  • Congenital misalignment of centrum of lumbar vertebra
  • Congenital misalignment of centrum of sacral vertebra
  • Congenital misalignment of centrum of thoracic vertebra
  • Congenital partial fusion of spine
  • Congenital partial fusion of spine - balanced
  • Congenital partial fusion of spine - unbalanced
  • Congenital partial fusion of spine with hemivertebra - balanced
  • Congenital partial fusion of spine with hemivertebra - unbalanced
  • Congenital sacrococcygeal anomaly
  • Congenital short esophagus
  • Congenital stenosis of cervical spinal canal
  • Congenital stenosis of spinal canal
  • Congenital vertebral, cardiac, renal anomalies syndrome
  • Crane Heise syndrome
  • Cutaneous lesion resulting from spinal dysraphism
  • Defect of vertebral segmentation
  • Defect of vertebral segmentation
  • Developmental anomaly of odontoid process of axis
  • Dumbbell ossification
  • Dumbbell ossification
  • Dumbbell ossification
  • Dumbbell ossification
  • Dumbbell ossification of centrum of cervical vertebra
  • Dumbbell ossification of centrum of lumbar vertebra
  • Dumbbell ossification of centrum of sacral vertebra
  • Dumbbell ossification of centrum of thoracic vertebra
  • Dumbbell-shaped cartilaginous centrum of cervical vertebra
  • Dumbbell-shaped cartilaginous centrum of lumbar vertebra
  • Dumbbell-shaped cartilaginous centrum of sacral vertebra
  • Dumbbell-shaped cartilaginous centrum of thoracic vertebra
  • Familial caudal dysgenesis
  • Finding of sensation of lumbar spine
  • Hemifacial microsomia
  • Hypoplasia of sacrum
  • Hypoplasia of spine
  • Imperforate oropharynx, costovertebral anomalies syndrome
  • Incomplete ossification of arch of cervical vertebra
  • Incomplete ossification of arch of lumbar vertebra
  • Incomplete ossification of arch of sacral vertebra
  • Incomplete ossification of arch of thoracic vertebra
  • Incomplete ossification of centrum of cervical vertebra
  • Incomplete ossification of centrum of lumbar vertebra
  • Incomplete ossification of centrum of sacral vertebra
  • Incomplete ossification of centrum of thoracic vertebra
  • Incomplete ossification of vertebra
  • Ischio-vertebral syndrome
  • Lack of ossification of arch of cervical vertebra
  • Lack of ossification of arch of lumbar vertebra
  • Lack of ossification of arch of sacral vertebra
  • Lack of ossification of arch of thoracic vertebra
  • Lack of ossification of centrum of cervical vertebra
  • Lack of ossification of centrum of lumbar vertebra
  • Lack of ossification of centrum of sacral vertebra
  • Lack of ossification of centrum of thoracic vertebra
  • Low assimilation pelvis
  • Lumbar hemivertebra
  • Lumbar hemivertebra - balanced
  • Lumbar hemivertebra - unbalanced
  • Lumbarized first sacral vertebra
  • Microcephaly with cervical spine fusion anomaly
  • Mirror polydactyly, vertebral segmentation and limb defect syndrome
  • Mis-shapen pelvis
  • Mis-shapen pelvis
  • Mis-shapen pelvis
  • Multiple congenital defects of vertebral segmentation
  • Occipitalization of atlas
  • Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum
  • Pain in lumbar spine
  • Persistent human tail
  • PHAVER syndrome
  • Platyspondylia
  • Postaxial polydactyly, dental, vertebral anomalies syndrome
  • Posterior fusion of lumbosacral vertebrae and blepharoptosis syndrome
  • Progressive non-infectious anterior vertebral fusion
  • Sacral agenesis
  • Sacral agenesis
  • Sacral agenesis, abnormal ossification of vertebral bodies, persistent notochordal canal syndrome
  • Sacral hemivertebra
  • Sacralization of fifth lumbar vertebra
  • Sacralization of lumbar vertebra
  • Spinal dysgenesis
  • Spinal stenosis in cervical region
  • Spondylocostal dysostosis with anal atresia and genitourinary malformation syndrome
  • Spondyloschisis
  • Straight back syndrome
  • Supernumerary arch of cervical vertebra
  • Supernumerary arch of lumbar vertebra
  • Supernumerary arch of sacral vertebra
  • Supernumerary arch of thoracic vertebra
  • Supernumerary centrum of cervical vertebra
  • Supernumerary centrum of lumbar vertebra
  • Supernumerary centrum of sacral vertebra
  • Supernumerary centrum of thoracic vertebra
  • Supernumerary cervical vertebra
  • Supernumerary lumbar vertebra
  • Supernumerary sacral vertebra
  • Supernumerary thoracic vertebra
  • Supernumerary vertebra
  • Thoracic hemivertebra
  • Thoracic hemivertebra - unbalanced
  • Thoracic hemivertebra- balanced
  • Transitional lumbosacral vertebra
  • Transitional vertebra
  • Undescended testicle
  • VACTEL syndrome
  • VACTERL syndrome with hydrocephalus
  • Verloes Bourguignon syndrome
  • Vertebral abnormalities, anal atresia, cardiac abnormalities, tracheo-esophageal fistula, renal anomalies, limb defects syndrome
  • X-linked intellectual disability, global development delay, facial dysmorphism, sacral caudal remnant syndrome

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

    diaphragmatic hernia that is present at birth.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Congenital absence of vertebra NOS
  • Congenital fusion of spine NOS
  • Congenital malformation of lumbosacral (joint) (region) NOS
  • Congenital malformation of spine NOS
  • Hemivertebra NOS
  • Malformation of spine NOS
  • Platyspondylisis NOS
  • Supernumerary vertebra NOS

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Present on Admission (POA)

Q76.49 is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here.

CMS POA Indicator Options and Definitions

POA IndicatorReason for CodeCMS will pay the CC/MCC DRG?
YDiagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission.YES
NDiagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission.NO
UDocumentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.NO
WClinically undetermined - unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.YES
1Unreported/Not used - Exempt from POA reporting. NO

Convert Q76.49 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 756.13 - Cong absence of vertebra
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 756.14 - Hemivertebra
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 756.15 - Congen fusion of spine
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 756.19 - Anomaly of spine NEC
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:

  • The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
  • The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.