Q79.6Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

Q79.6 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. It belongs to category Q79 (congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified), block Q65-Q79 (congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system) and chapter 17 (congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 5 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Q79 (congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified), Q79.6 is specifically for Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. Related codes cover congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Q79.0), other congenital malformations of diaphragm (Q79.1), Exomphalos (Q79.2), gastroschisis (Q79.3), prune belly syndrome (Q79.4), other congenital malformations of abdominal wall (Q79.5), other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system (Q79.8) and congenital malformation of musculoskeletal system, unspecified (Q79.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Q79.60 (unspecified), Q79.61 (syndrome), Q79.62 (syndrome), Q79.63 (syndrome) and Q79.69 (syndromes).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2020 (title revised).

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as 756.83 (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome).