ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
Q68 Other congenital musculoskeletal deformities
All 8 codes in the Q68 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
8
Can lead a claim
7
Cannot lead a claim
1
What CMS assigns to Q68
7 of the 8 codes group to MMTA - Other; 1 is assigned no clinical group. None of the 8 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 7 of the 8 can lead a claim.
Every code in Q68
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q68.0 | Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q68.1 | Congenital deformity of finger(s) and hand | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q68.2 | Congenital deformity of knee | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q68.3 | Congenital bowing of femur | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q68.4 | Congenital bowing of tibia and fibula | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q68.5 | Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Q68.6 | Discoid meniscus | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q68.8 | Other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities | Can lead a claim | A | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
The monthly home health regs digest
What CMS changed, what's due next, and what to do about it — one email a month, no fluff. Read the first issue