Is Q30.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Q30.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Q30.3 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34).

Q30.3

Q30.3 — Congenital perforated nasal septum

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q30.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital perforated nasal septum. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

Q30.3 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

Q30.3 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 2 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 Q30.3 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 Q30.3.

Imperfect›closure›nasal septum
Imperfect›closure›septum›nasal
Perforation, perforated›nasal›septum›congenital

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q30. If Q30.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Q30.3

Is Q30.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Q30.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Q30.3 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34).