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ICD-10-CM Code for Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle Q68.0

ICD-10 code Q68.0 for Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities .

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Congenital deformity of sternocleidomastoid muscle
Congenital contracture of sternocleidomastoid (muscle)
Congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis
Sternomastoid tumor (congenital)

Q68

Excludes1: reduction defects of limb(s) (Q71-Q73)

Excludes2: congenital myotonic chondrodystrophy (G71.13)

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