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Q67.3

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Plagiocephaly

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

An asymmetrical flattening of the baby's head, typically on one side, that is present from birth or develops in early infancy.

Coding Tips

  • •Document whether the plagiocephaly is positional (from sleeping position) or structural; positional cases may resolve with repositioning
  • •Note any associated torticollis (neck muscle tightness) which often occurs together with plagiocephaly

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • coronal craniosynostosis (Q75.02-)
  • lambdoid craniosynostosis (Q75.04-)

Code Hierarchy

└Q67Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest└Q67.3Plagiocephaly
└Q67.3Plagiocephaly

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