Q68.3
Congenital bowing of femur
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 3 never code together
Q68code
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes
No further instructional notes apply.
Index entries leading here 1
- Bowing
- femur — see also Deformity, limb, specified type NEC, thigh
- congenital Q68.3
- femur — see also Deformity, limb, specified type NEC, thigh
Alongside this code 7 same parent — Q68
Q68.0 Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle Q68.1 Congenital deformity of finger(s) and hand Q68.2 Congenital deformity of knee Q68.4 Congenital bowing of tibia and fibula Q68.5 Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified Q68.6 Discoid meniscus Q68.8 Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities
Additional references
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