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Q76.3

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Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation

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

What This Code Means

A birth defect causing abnormal curvature of the spine (scoliosis) that results from malformed or underdeveloped bones in the spine.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify the region of scoliosis (thoracic, lumbar, etc.) if documented separately
  • •Distinguish from idiopathic scoliosis (M41.x) which has no identified structural bone cause

Code Hierarchy

└Q76Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax└Q76.3Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation
└Q76.3Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation

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