Is Q32.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Q32.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Q32.1 sit in the tabular list?

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

Q32.1

Q32.1 — Other congenital malformations of trachea

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q32.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of trachea. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

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

Atresia of trachea
Congenital anomaly of tracheal cartilage
Congenital dilatation of trachea
Congenital malformation of trachea
Congenital stenosis of trachea
Congenital tracheocele

Risk adjustment

Q32.1 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

Q32.1 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A56868Billing and Coding: Outpatient Speech Language Pathology
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

How Q32.1 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 Q32.1.

Absence›trachea, congenital(cartilage)
Agenesis›trachea(cartilage)
Anomaly, anomalous›trachea(cartilage)
Atresia, atretic›trachea
Bifurcation›trachea
Deformity›trachea(rings) (congenital)
Dilatation›trachea, congenital
Displacement, displaced›trachea(congenital)
Distortion›trachea(cartilage)
Fistula›trachea, congenital(external) (internal)
Malformation›trachea
Separation›tracheal ring, incomplete, congenital

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q32. If Q32.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Q32.1

Is Q32.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Q32.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Q32.1 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34).