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Q66.41 vs Q66.42

Q66.41 (Congenital talipes calcaneovalgus, right foot) compared with Q66.42 (Congenital talipes calcaneovalgus, left foot), from the official CMS tabular data. Q66.41 and Q66.42 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

Q66.41
Right
Congenital talipes calcaneovalgus, right foot
Q66.42
Left
Congenital talipes calcaneovalgus, left foot

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. Q66.41 and Q66.42 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

Q66.41Congenital talipes calcaneovalgus, right footQ66.42Congenital talipes calcaneovalgus, left foot
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationQ00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
DefinitionCongenital talipes calcaneovalgus, right foot is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q66.41).Congenital talipes calcaneovalgus, left foot is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q66.42).

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources