Q28.8: Other specified congenital malformations of circulatory system
Q28.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified congenital malformations of circulatory system. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q28.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- disorders of pyrophosphate metabolism (E83.82-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Congenital aneurysm, specified site NEC
- Spinal vessel anomaly
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q28.8
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q28.8
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with Q28.8
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
Q28.8 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
- A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography
- A56682Billing and Coding: Diagnostic Abdominal Aortography and Renal Angiography
- A56691Billing and Coding: Cardiac Computed Tomography & Angiography (CCTA)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Pseudoarteriosus
- Absence›ductus arteriosus
- Agenesis›ductus arteriosus
- Anomaly, anomalous›cardiovascular system
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.