Q77
Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine
Q77 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are Q77.0 Achondrogenesis, Q77.1 Thanatophoric short stature, Q77.2 Short rib syndrome, Q77.3 Chondrodysplasia punctata and 6 more. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 2 Excludes2 entries.
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
Chapter 17 codes can be used for life. Manifestations that are an inherent part of a specifically coded anomaly are not coded separately. A corrected malformation is reported with a personal history code.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
- congenital myotonic chondrodystrophy (G71.13)
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
More specific codes under Q77 10
- Q77.0AchondrogenesisBillable
- Q77.1Thanatophoric short statureBillable
- Q77.2Short rib syndromeBillable
- Q77.3Chondrodysplasia punctataBillable
- Q77.4AchondroplasiaBillable
- Q77.5Diastrophic dysplasiaBillable
- Q77.6Chondroectodermal dysplasiaBillable
- Q77.7Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasiaBillable
- Q77.8Other osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spineBillable
- Q77.9Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine, unspecifiedBillable