2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q67.5Congenital deformity of spine
ICD-10-CM Codes›Q00-Q99›Q65-Q79›Q67
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- CC — Complication or Comorbidity
- POA Exempt
- Chronic Condition
Q67.5 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for congenital deformity of spine. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 456 through 458, 564 through 566. As a secondary diagnosis, it counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) and moves an inpatient stay to a higher severity level within its MS-DRG family. It does not count, however, when the principal diagnosis is one of 7 closely related codes. The code is exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Musculoskeletal congenital conditions.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Q67.5 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review the other POA exempt codes in Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79).
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Acrodysplasia scoliosis
- Bilateral congenital dislocation of hip
- Camptodactyly and tall stature with scoliosis and hearing loss syndrome
- Congenital deformity of spine
- Congenital dislocation of left hip
- Congenital dislocation of right hip
- Congenital elevation of scapula
- Congenital kyphoscoliosis
- Congenital kyphosis
- Congenital lordosis and scoliosis deformity of spine
- Congenital lordosis deformity of spine
- Congenital overgrowth of foot
- Congenital postural scoliosis
- Congenital radioulnar synostosis
- Congenital scoliosis deformity of spine
- Cutis laxa, autosomal recessive
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome kyphoscoliotic and deafness type
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome kyphoscoliotic type
- Hip pathological dislocation
- Hydrocephalus, costovertebral dysplasia, Sprengel anomaly syndrome
- Lordosis and scoliosis deformity of spine
- Macrodactyly of toe
- Macroencephaly
- MACS syndrome
- Megalencephaly, severe kyphoscoliosis, overgrowth syndrome
- Microcephalus with brachydactyly and kyphoscoliosis syndrome
- Pathological dislocation of bilateral hips
- Pathological dislocation of left hip
- Pathological dislocation of right hip
- Postural scoliosis
- Radioulnar synostosis with microcephaly and scoliosis syndrome
- Seizures, scoliosis, macrocephaly syndrome
- Steel syndrome
- Tall stature, scoliosis, macrodactyly of great toe syndrome
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Q67.5: its own notes plus those printed at Q67 and Chapter 17. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Applicable To
Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.
- Congenital postural scoliosis
- Congenital scoliosis NOS
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name Q67.5, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 3
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming Q67.5: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2 1
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming Q67.5: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
- Block Q10-Q18 Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neckcongenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
spine (acquired) (angular) (idiopathic) (incorrect) (postural) See: Dorsopathy, deforming;
congenital Q67.5
spinal See: Dorsopathy, deforming;
congenital Q67.5
spine (acquired) See Also: Dorsopathy, deforming;
congenital Q67.5
Kyphoscoliosis, kyphoscoliotic (acquired) See Also: Scoliosis; M41.9
congenital Q67.5
Scoliosis (acquired) (postural) M41.9
congenital Q67.5
postural Q67.5
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Birth Defects
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Convert Q67.5 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About Q67.5Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for congenital deformity of spine?
The ICD-10-CM code for congenital deformity of spine is Q67.5 (sometimes written as Q675). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is Q67.5 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report congenital deformity of spine on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does Q67.5 group to?
When congenital deformity of spine is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 564, 456, 566, 457, 565, 458, with relative weights from 0.7374 to 7.6211 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is Q67.5 a CC or MCC?
CMS lists Q67.5 as a CC (complication or comorbidity) for FY 2027. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, it moves the inpatient stay to a higher-weighted DRG within its severity family. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 7 closely related codes in its exclusion list.
Is Q67.5 exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for congenital deformity of spine on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79) range of the CMS exempt list.
