Q76.426 — Congenital lordosis, lumbar region
Is Q76.426 billable?
Yes — Q76.426 is billable for FY2027. Q76.426 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Q76.426 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Q76.426 at a glance
| Code | Q76.426 |
|---|---|
| Description | Congenital lordosis, lumbar region |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does Q76.426 group to?
Q76.426 sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 456Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, or Infection with MCCsurgical
- 457Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, or Infection with CCsurgical
- 458Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, or Infection without CC/MCCsurgical
As a secondary diagnosis, Q76.426 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is Q76.426 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Q76.426. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Lordosis › congenital › lumbar region
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Q76
The conditions below can never be reported together with Q76.426 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- congenital musculoskeletal deformities of spine and chest (Q67.5-Q67.8)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17
The conditions below are not part of Q76.426, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q76.426 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
How long has Q76.426 existed?
Q76.426 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.