Q68.2 vs Q74.1
Q68.2 (Congenital deformity of knee) compared with Q74.1 (Congenital malformation of knee), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. Q74.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering Q68.2: “congenital dislocation of knee (Q68.2)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
No — do not report together. Q74.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering Q68.2: “congenital genu recurvatum (Q68.2)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| Q68.2Congenital deformity of knee | Q74.1Congenital malformation of knee | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99) |
| Definition | Congenital deformity of knee is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q68.2). | Congenital malformation of knee is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q74.1). |
| Includes | Congenital dislocation of knee Congenital genu recurvatum | Congenital absence of patella Congenital dislocation of patella Congenital genu valgum Congenital genu varum |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources