Q28.0

Q28.0: Arteriovenous malformation of precerebral vessels

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q28.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for arteriovenous malformation of precerebral vessels. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q28.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Inclusion terms

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

Congenital arteriovenous precerebral aneurysm (nonruptured)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q28.0

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q28: Other congenital malformations of circulatory system

congenital aneurysm NOS (Q27.8)
congenital coronary aneurysm (Q24.5)
ruptured cerebral arteriovenous malformation (I60.8)
ruptured malformation of precerebral vessels (I72.0)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q28.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Q28: Other congenital malformations of circulatory system

congenital peripheral aneurysm (Q27.8)
congenital pulmonary aneurysm (Q25.79)
congenital retinal aneurysm (Q14.1)

Other codes that can never be billed with Q28.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

I67.1Cerebral aneurysm, nonruptured

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q28.0 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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