Q25.49

Q25.49: Other congenital malformations of aorta

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q25.49 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations 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.

Aortic arch
Bovine arch

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q25.49

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

Q25.49 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

Pseudotruncus arteriosus
Absence›transverse aortic arch, congenital
Anomaly, anomalous›sinus of Valsalva
Arch›aortic
Arch›bovine
Congenital›aortic septum
Deformity›transverse aortic arch(congenital)
Overriding›aorta
Malformation›aorta›specified type NEC
Malposition›congenital›aorta
Persistence, persistent›left›root with right arch of aorta

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.