Q68.3
Billable codeCongenital bowing of femur
The ICD-10 code for congenital bowing of femur is Q68.3.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- anteversion of femur (neck) (Q65.89)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Q68.0Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle
- Q68.1Congenital deformity of finger(s) and hand
- Q68.2Congenital deformity of knee
- Q68.4Congenital bowing of tibia and fibula
- Q68.5Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified
- Q68.6Discoid meniscus
- Q68.8Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities
- Q68.3Congenital bowing of femur
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 75442
Associated MS-DRGs
Q68.3 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.