Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 756.4
Chondrodystrophy
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • 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).
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
Clinical Information
  • A rare benign disorder characterized by lack of normal endchondral ossification, and the growth of multiple enchondromas. It primarily affects the bones of the hand, in children and young adults. Extent of the disease varies; in some cases, neoplastic involvement may be wide spread causing considerable deformity
  • An autosomal dominant disorder that is the most frequent form of short-limb dwarfism. Affected individuals exhibit short stature caused by rhizomelic shortening of the limbs, characteristic facies with frontal bossing and mid-face hypoplasia, exaggerated lumbar lordosis, limitation of elbow extension, genu varum, and trident hand. (mesh)
  • Autosomal dominant disorder that is the most frequent form of short-limb dwarfism; a disturbance of epiphyseal chondroblastic growth, causing inadequate enchondral bone formation
  • Morbid condition characterized by abnormal development of cartilage
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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