Q22.3

Q22.3: Other congenital malformations of pulmonary valve

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q22.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of pulmonary valve. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Congenital malformation of pulmonary valve NOS
Supernumerary cusps of pulmonary valve

Other codes that can never be billed with Q22.3

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

I37Nonrheumatic pulmonary valve disorders

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

Q22.3 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies: 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
A56451Billing and Coding: Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) and Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Fallot's›triad or trilogy
Fenestration, fenestrated›pulmonic cusps
Supernumerary›pulmonary, pulmonic cusps
Accessory›cusp, heart valve NEC›pulmonary
Accessory›valve, heart NEC›pulmonary
Anomaly, anomalous›pulmonary›valve
Anomaly, anomalous›valve NEC›pulmonary
Dilatation›pulmonary›valve, congenital
Fenestration, fenestrated›cusps, heart valve NEC›pulmonary
Incompetency, incompetent, incompetence›pulmonary valve›congenital
Malformation›pulmonary›valve
Supernumerary›cusps, heart valve NEC›pulmonary

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.