Is Q27.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Q27.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Q27.0 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28).

Q27.0

Q27.0 — Congenital absence and hypoplasia of umbilical artery

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q27.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital absence and hypoplasia of umbilical artery. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Single umbilical artery

Other codes that can never be billed with Q27.0

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at Q27.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading Q27.0 alone.

P02.69Newborn affected by other conditions of umbilical cord

Risk adjustment

Q27.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

Q27.0 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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How Q27.0 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Q27.0.

Absence›umbilical artery, congenital
Anomaly, anomalous›umbilical artery
Artery, arterial›single umbilical
Hypoplasia, hypoplastic›umbilical artery
Single›umbilical artery
Absence›artery›umbilical
Agenesis›artery›umbilical
Anomaly, anomalous›artery›umbilical
Atresia, atretic›artery NEC›umbilical
Deformity›artery NOS›umbilical
Hypoplasia, hypoplastic›artery›umbilical
Stricture›artery›congenital›umbilical

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q27. If Q27.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Q27.0

Is Q27.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Q27.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Q27.0 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28).