Q25.45

Q25.45: Double aortic arch

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q25.45 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for double aortic arch. 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.

Vascular ring of aorta

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q25.45

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

Q25.45 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 16 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)
A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Double›aortic arch
Persistence, persistent›double aortic arch
Ring›aorta(vascular)
Anomaly, anomalous›vascular›ring
Ring›vascular›aorta

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.