Q28.3
Q28.3: Other malformations of cerebral vessels
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q28.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other malformations of cerebral vessels. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q28.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Congenital cerebral aneurysm (nonruptured)
- Congenital malformation of cerebral vessels NOS
- Developmental venous anomaly
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q28.3
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q28.3
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with Q28.3
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
Q28.3 is named in 22 Medicare coverage policies: 22 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52992Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
- A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
- A55315Billing and Coding: Proton Beam Therapy
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Angioma›venous
- Aberrant›artery›cerebral
- Aberrant›vein NEC›cerebral
- Absence›artery›brain
- Absence›vein congenital NEC›cerebral
- Agenesis›artery›brain
- Agenesis›vein›brain
- Aneurysm›brain›congenital
- Aneurysm›cavernous sinus›arteriovenous(congenital) (nonruptured)
- Aneurysm›circle of Willis›congenital
- Aneurysm›congenital›brain
- Anomaly, anomalous›artery›cerebral
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.