N65.0
N65.0: Deformity of reconstructed breast
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
N65.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for deformity of reconstructed breast. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check N65.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Contour irregularity in reconstructed breast
- Excess tissue in reconstructed breast
- Misshapen reconstructed breast
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
N65.0 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52849Billing and Coding: Breast Imaging: Breast Echography (Sonography)/Breast MRI/Ductography
- A56448Billing and Coding: Breast Imaging Mammography/Breast Echography (Sonography)/Breast MRI/Ductography
- A56587Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
- A56658Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Irregular, irregularity›contour, reconstructed breast
- Irregular, irregularity›reconstructed breast
- Complication›reconstructed breast›deformity
- Complication›reconstructed breast›excess tissue
- Complication›reconstructed breast›misshappen
- Deformity›breast›reconstructed
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.