Q79.8
Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system
Billable code
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
This code · Q79.8
Synonyms
Absence of muscle Absence of tendon Accessory muscle Amyotrophia congenita Congenital constricting bands Congenital shortening of tendon Poland syndrome
Inherited from Q79Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, NEC
Excludes 2
congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)
Inherited from chapter 17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Excludes 2
inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Official Guidelines for Q79.8
FY 2026 ›Sections that reference Q79.8
Sections whose FY 2026 text names Q79.8, its Q79 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.
Find Q79.8 in the alphabetic index
25 index paths lead to this code
- Acromicria, acromikria
- Amyoplasia congenita
- Myelo-osteo-musculodysplasia hereditaria
- Poland syndrome
- Thoracogastroschisis
- Touraine's syndrome
- Absence › muscle
- Absence › tendon
- Accessory › bone NEC
- Accessory › muscle
- Accessory › tendon
- Agenesis › muscle
- Agenesis › musculoskeletal system NEC
- Agenesis › tendon
- Amyotrophia, amyotrophy, amyotrophic › congenita
- Band › constricting, congenital
- Dysplasia › muscle
- Fusion, fused › bone
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic › muscle
- Krabbe's › syndrome, congenital muscle hypoplasia
- Supernumerary › bone
- Supernumerary › muscle
- Syndrome › Krabbe's congenital muscle hypoplasia
- Syndrome › Touraine's
- Contraction, contracture, contracted › ligament › congenital