Q33.3

Q33.3: Agenesis of lung

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q33.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for agenesis of lung. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Congenital absence of lung (lobe)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q33.3 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
A57306Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Absence›lung(fissure) (lobe) (bilateral) (unilateral) (congenital)
Agenesis›lung(fissure) (lobe) (bilateral) (unilateral)
Aplasia›lung, congenital(bilateral) (unilateral)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.