2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q74.8Other specified congenital malformations of limb(s)
ICD-10-CM Codes›Q00-Q99›Q65-Q79›s
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- POA Exempt
- Chronic Condition
Q74.8 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified congenital malformations of limb(s). It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 564 through 566. 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
Q74.8 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.
- Abnormally short distal phalanx of foot
- Abnormally short distal phalanx of great toe
- Abnormally short distal phalanx of thumb
- Abnormally short great toe
- Abnormally short phalanx of great toe
- Abnormally short phalanx of thumb
- Acrocallosal syndrome
- Acrocephalopolydactyly
- Acrocraniofacial dysostosis
- Acrofacial dysostosis Kennedy Teebi type
- Acrofacial dysostosis Palagonia type
- Acrofrontofacionasal dysostosis
- Akinesia
- Anisomelia
- Aplasia of fibula
- Aplasia of tibia
- Arachnodactyly
- Arachnodactyly and intellectual disability with facial dysmorphism syndrome
- Arachnodactyly with abnormal ossification and intellectual disability syndrome
- Autosomal dominant multiple pterygium syndrome
- Bifid digit
- Brachydactyly and arterial hypertension syndrome
- Brachydactyly syndrome type E
- Brachydactyly type A1
- Brachydactyly type A4
- Brachydactyly type A6
- Brachydactyly type A7
- Brachydactyly type D
- Brachydactyly, mesomelia, intellectual disability, heart defect syndrome
- Brachymesophalangia
- Brachymorphism with onychodysplasia and dysphalangism syndrome
- Brachyphalangia
- Camptobrachydactyly
- Carney complex, trismus, pseudocamptodactyly syndrome
- CLAPO syndrome
- Congenital abnormal broad shape of phalanx
- Congenital abnormal shape of digit
- Congenital abnormal shape of rib
- Congenital absence of tibia
- Congenital anomaly of macula
- Congenital bowing of long bone
- Congenital conductive hearing loss
- Congenital contracture of limbs and face, hypotonia, developmental delay syndrome
- Congenital corneal dystrophy
- Congenital deformity of lumbosacral region
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Congenital dilatation of colon
- Congenital dysplasia of nail unit
- Congenital dysplasia of radius
- Congenital hyperextension of limb
- Congenital hyperflexion of limb
- Congenital hypotrichia
- Congenital kyphoscoliosis
- Congenital kyphosis
- Congenital kyphosis of thoracic spine
- Congenital malposition of digit
- Congenital malrotation of limb
- Congenital muscular dystrophy, respiratory failure, skin abnormalities, joint hyperlaxity syndrome
- Congenital pectus carinatum
- Congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia
- Congenital pseudoarthrosis of limb
- Congenital scoliosis deformity of spine
- Cryptorchidism, arachnodactyly, intellectual disability syndrome
- Dentinogenesis imperfecta
- Diaphragmatic defect, limb deficiency, skull defect syndrome
- Dimelia
- Duplication of whole limb
- Dysmorphism, pectus carinatum, joint laxity syndrome
- Dyssegmental dysplasia Silverman Handmaker type
- Ectodermal dysplasia with ectrodactyly and macular dystrophy syndrome
- Eye defects, arachnodactyly, cardiopathy syndrome
- Familial digital arthropathy and brachydactyly syndrome
- Fibular aplasia and complex brachydactyly
- Goldblatt syndrome
- Grange syndrome
- Hereditary camptodactyly
- Hereditary dysplasia of blood vessel
- Hirschsprung disease with type D brachydactyly syndrome
- Hydrocephalus, tall stature, joint laxity syndrome
- Intellectual disability, brachydactyly, Pierre Robin syndrome
- Intellectual disability, spasticity, ectrodactyly syndrome
- Keipert syndrome
- Kyphosis of thoracic spine
- Larsen syndrome
- Lethal Larsen-like syndrome
- Macromelia
- Macrothrombocytopenia, lymphedema, developmental delay, facial dysmorphism, camptodactyly syndrome
- Megakaryocytic thrombocytopenia
- Mesomelic dysplasia of upper limb
- Microcephalus with albinism and digital anomaly syndrome
- Microcephalus with brachydactyly and kyphoscoliosis syndrome
- Microdactyly
- Morava Mehes syndrome
- Multicentric osteolysis nodulosis arthropathy spectrum
- Multiple pterygium syndrome
- Myxoma of heart
- Neck webbing
- Notomelus
- Ophthalmo-acromelic syndrome
- Ophthalmomandibulomelic dysplasia
- Pectus carinatum
- Pectus deformity of chest
- Phocomelia
- Phocomelia, ectrodactyly, deafness and sinus arrhythmia syndrome
- Polymelia
- Pseudoaminopterin syndrome
- Pseudoarthrosis
- Pterygium colli with intellectual disability and digital anomaly syndrome
- Robin sequence
- Rozin Hertz Goodman syndrome
- Seaver Cassidy syndrome
- Severe myopia, generalized joint laxity, short stature syndrome
- Short stature, onychodysplasia, facial dysmorphism, hypotrichosis syndrome
- Symbrachydactyly
- Tibial aplasia and ectrodactyly syndrome
- Ventricular extrasystoles with syncope, perodactyly and Robin sequence syndrome
- X-linked lethal multiple pterygium syndrome
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Q74.8: its own notes plus those printed at Q74 and Chapter 17. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
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 Q74.8, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 1
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming Q74.8: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Dysplasia See Also: Anomaly;
joint, congenital Q74.8
joint (acquired) See Also: Ankylosis;
congenital Q74.8
limb, congenital Q74.8
Malformation (congenital) See Also: Anomaly;
specified type NEC Q74.8
joint (capsule) (ligament) (paralytic) See: Flail, joint;
congenital NEC Q74.8
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
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Convert Q74.8 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About Q74.8Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other specified congenital malformations of limb(s)?
The ICD-10-CM code for other specified congenital malformations of limb(s) is Q74.8 (sometimes written as Q748). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is Q74.8 (Other congenital malformations of limb(s)) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other specified congenital malformations of limb(s) on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does Q74.8 group to?
When other specified congenital malformations of limb(s) is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 564, 566, 565, with relative weights from 0.7374 to 1.4909 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is Q74.8 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 other specified congenital malformations of limb(s) on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79) range of the CMS exempt list.
Can Q74.8 be reported with a code from Q69?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at Q74, which applies to Q74.8, lists "polydactyly (Q69.-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).