Q75.9
Congenital malformation of skull and face bones, unspecified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 7 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 9 never code together
Q75code
Excludes1
- congenital malformation of face NOS (Q18.-)Q18.-
- congenital malformation syndromes classified to Q87.-Q87.-
- dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)M26.-
- musculoskeletal deformities of head and face (Q67.0-Q67.4)Q67.0-Q67.4
- skull defects associated with congenital anomalies of brain such as:
- anencephaly (Q00.0)Q00.0
- encephalocele (Q01.-)Q01.-
- hydrocephalus (Q03.-)Q03.-
- microcephaly (Q02)Q02
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Instructional notes 2
Q75.9code
Inclusion terms
- Congenital anomaly of face bones NOS
- Congenital anomaly of skull NOS
Index entries leading here 2
Alongside this code 7 same parent — Q75
Medications 1
MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.
Additional references
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