Is Q34 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. Q34 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does Q34 sit in the tabular list?

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

Q34

Q34 — Other congenital malformations of respiratory system

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q34 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of respiratory system. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 — 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.

congenital central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome (G47.35)

Risk adjustment

Q34 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.

Code to one of these instead Q34

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about Q34

Is Q34 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. Q34 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does Q34 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34).