Q30.8

Q30.8: Other congenital malformations of nose

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q30.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of nose. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q30.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Inclusion terms

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

Accessory nose
Congenital anomaly of nasal sinus wall

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q30.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q30: Congenital malformations of nose

congenital deviation of nasal septum (Q67.4)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q30.8 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
A56587Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A58573Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Accessory›nose
Anomaly, anomalous›nasal sinus(wall)
Distortion›nose
Glioma›nose
Anomaly, anomalous›nose, nasal›specified NEC
Deformity›nose›sinus(wall) (congenital)
Malformation›nose›specified type NEC
Malposition›congenital›nose, nasal(septum)
Deformity›nose›septum›congenital
Perforation, perforated›nasal›sinus›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.