Q43.0

Q43.0: Meckel's diverticulum (displaced) (hypertrophic)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q43.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for meckel's diverticulum (displaced) (hypertrophic). 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.

Persistent omphalomesenteric duct
Persistent vitelline duct

Other codes that can never be billed with Q43.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

K57Diverticular disease of intestine
C17.3Meckel's diverticulum, malignant

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q43.0 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Meckel's diverticulitis, diverticulum(displaced) (hypertrophic)
Omphalomesenteric duct, persistent
Vitelline duct, persistent
Anomaly, anomalous›omphalomesenteric duct
Anomaly, anomalous›vitelline duct
Dilatation›Meckel's diverticulum(congenital)
Displacement, displaced›Meckel's diverticulum
Diverticulum, diverticula›Meckel's(displaced) (hypertrophic)
Hypertrophy, hypertrophic›Meckel's diverticulum(congenital)
Patent›omphalomesenteric duct
Patent›vitelline duct
Persistence, persistent›Meckel's diverticulum

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.