Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 756.4
Chondrodystrophy
  • ICD-9-CM 756.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 756.4 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 756.4.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 756.4: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 756.4 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q77.1 Thanatophoric short stature
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q77.4 Achondroplasia
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q77.8 Other osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q78.4 Enchondromatosis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Achondrogenesis
  • Achondroplasia
  • Chondrodysplasia
  • Diastrophic dysplasia
  • Enchondromatosis
  • Hypochondroplasia
  • Maffucci syndrome
  • Multiple congenital exostosis
  • Multiple enchondromatosis
  • Multiple hereditary exostosis
  • Multiple heritable exostosis
  • Osteochondrodysplasia
  • Osteochondrodysplasia w defects of growth of tubular bones and spine
  • Osteochondrodysplasia w tubular bone growth defect
  • Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine
  • Thanatophoric dysplasia
  • Thanatophoric short stature
756.4 Excludes
  • congenital myotonic chondrodystrophy (359.23)
  • lipochondrodystrophy [Hurler's syndrome] (277.5)
  • Morquio's disease (277.5)
Applies To
  • Achondroplasia
  • Chondrodystrophia (fetalis)
  • Dyschondroplasia
  • Enchondromatosis
  • Ollier's disease
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 756.4:
  • Achondroplasia 756.4
  • Aclasis
    • diaphyseal 756.4
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
    • rachitic, fetal 756.4
  • Chondrodysplasia 756.4
    • angiomatose 756.4
    • hereditary deforming 756.4
  • Chondrodystrophia (fetalis) 756.4
    • calcarea 756.4
  • Chondrodystrophy (familial) (hypoplastic) 756.4
  • Diaphyseal aclasis 756.4
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Jeune's (asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy) 756.4
    • Ollier's (chondrodysplasia) 756.4
    • Voorhoeve's (dyschondroplasia) 756.4
  • Dwarf, dwarfism 259.4
    • achondroplastic 756.4
    • metatropic 756.4
  • Dyschondroplasia (with hemangiomata) 756.4
    • Voorhoeve's 756.4
  • Dysplasia - see also Anomaly
    • chondromatose 756.4
  • Dystrophy, dystrophia 783.9
    • asphyxiating thoracic 756.4
    • thoracic asphyxiating 756.4
  • Enchondroma (M9220/0) - see also Neoplasm, bone, benign
    • multiple, congenital 756.4
  • Enchondromatosis (cartilaginous) (congenital) (multiple) 756.4
  • Enchondroses, multiple (cartilaginous) (congenital) 756.4
  • Exostosis 726.91
    • congenital 756.4
    • multiple (cancellous) (congenital) (hereditary) 756.4
  • Jeune's disease or syndrome (asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy) 756.4
  • Kast's syndrome (dyschondroplasia with hemangiomas) 756.4
  • Maffucci's syndrome (dyschondroplasia with hemangiomas) 756.4
  • Ollier's disease (chondrodysplasia) 756.4
  • Osteochondrodystrophy 277.5
    • fetalis 756.4
  • Osteochondroma (M9210/0) - see also Neoplasm, bone, benign
    • multiple, congenital 756.4
  • Osteopathia
    • striata 756.4
  • Rachitis, rachitism - see also Rickets
    • fetalis 756.4
  • Rickets (active) (acute) (adolescent) (adult) (chest wall) (congenital) (current) (infantile) (intestinal) 268.0
    • fetal 756.4
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Jeune's (asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy of newborn) 756.4
    • Kast's (dyschondroplasia with hemangiomas) 756.4
    • Maffucci's (dyschondroplasia with hemangiomas) 756.4
  • Voorhoeve's disease or dyschondroplasia 756.4
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