Q25.43

Q25.43: Congenital aneurysm of aorta

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q25.43 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital aneurysm of aorta. 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 aneurysm of aortic root
Congenital aneurysm of aortic sinus

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q25.43

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q25.4: Other congenital malformations of aorta

hypoplasia of aorta in hypoplastic left heart syndrome (Q23.4)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q25.43 is named in 21 Medicare coverage policies: 21 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)
A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
A56451Billing and Coding: Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) and Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Aneurysm›sinus of Valsalva
Aneurysm›aorta, aortic›congenital
Aneurysm›aorta, aortic›root
Aneurysm›aorta, aortic›sinus, congenital
Aneurysm›congenital›aorta(root) (sinus)
Malformation›aorta›aneurysm, congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.