Q26.8

Q26.8: Other congenital malformations of great veins

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q26.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of great veins. 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.

Absence of vena cava (inferior) (superior)
Azygos continuation of inferior vena cava
Persistent left posterior cardinal vein
Scimitar syndrome

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q26.8 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
A56414Billing and Coding: Endovenous Stenting
A56451Billing and Coding: Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) and Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Scimitar syndrome
Absence›superior vena cava, congenital
Absence›vena cava, congenital(inferior) (superior)
Agenesis›vena cava(inferior) (superior)
Anomaly, anomalous›venous return
Atresia, atretic›vena cava(inferior) (superior)
Azygos›continuation inferior vena cava
Hypoplasia, hypoplastic›vena cava(inferior) (superior)
Syndrome›scimitar
Absence›vein congenital NEC›great
Agenesis›vein›great NEC
Atresia, atretic›vein NEC›great

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.