E84.8 — Cystic fibrosis with other manifestations
E84.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cystic fibrosis with other manifestations. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
E84.8 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 277 Cystic Fibrosis0.998 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
E84.8 is named in 17 Medicare coverage policies — 17 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56730Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy and Oximetry Services
- A56798Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing
How E84.8 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to E84.8.
- Fibrosis, fibrotic›cystic›with›specified manifestations NEC
Related codes at this level
Codes that share E84. If E84.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about E84.8
- Is E84.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. E84.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does E84.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Metabolic disorders (E70-E88).