Q18.9
Q18.9: Congenital malformation of face and neck, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q18.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation of face and neck, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q18.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Congenital anomaly NOS of face and neck
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q18.9
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on Q18: Other congenital malformations of face and neck
Other codes that can never be billed with Q18.9
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- Q75Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q18.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Anomaly, anomalous›cheek
- Anomaly, anomalous›chin
- Anomaly, anomalous›face
- Anomaly, anomalous›neck(any part)
- Deformity›cheek›congenital
- Deformity›chin›congenital
- Deformity›face›congenital
- Deformity›neck›congenital
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.