ICD-10 code for congenital clawhand

The ICD-10-CM code for congenital clawhand is Q68.1 (Congenital deformity of finger(s) and hand).

Within Q68 (other congenital musculoskeletal deformities), Q68.1 is specifically for congenital deformity of finger(s) and hand. Related codes cover congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle (Q68.0), congenital deformity of knee (Q68.2), congenital bowing of femur (Q68.3), congenital bowing of tibia and fibula (Q68.4), congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified (Q68.5), Discoid meniscus (Q68.6) and other specified congenital musculoskeletal deformities (Q68.8).

As a secondary diagnosis it is a CC (complication or comorbidity), which can move an inpatient stay into the "with CC" MS-DRG of its family, unless the principal diagnosis excludes it.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 564 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with MCC, relative weight 1.4908), DRG 565 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with CC, relative weight 0.9783) and DRG 566 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses without CC/MCC, relative weight 0.7378), in MDC 08 (Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.