Q03
Q03: Congenital hydrocephalus
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Q03 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for congenital hydrocephalus. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- hydrocephalus in newborn
Other codes that can never be billed with Q03
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead Q03
4 child codes. Green means billable.