Q26.9

Q26.9: Congenital malformation of great vein, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q26.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation of great vein, unspecified. 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 anomaly of vena cava (inferior) (superior) NOS

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q26.9 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 13 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)
A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
A56451Billing and Coding: Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) and Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Anomaly, anomalous›vena cava(inferior) (superior)
Anomaly, anomalous›vein›great
Deformity›vein›great
Malformation›great›vein

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.