Q25.21
Q25.21: Interruption of aortic arch
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q25.21 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for interruption of aortic arch. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q25.21 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Atresia of aortic arch
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q25.21 is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies: 20 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)
- A56451Billing and Coding: Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) and Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Interruption›aortic arch
- Atresia, atretic›aortic›arch
- Malformation›aorta›atresia›aortic arch
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.