Q44.0
Q44.0: Agenesis, aplasia and hypoplasia of gallbladder
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q44.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for agenesis, aplasia and hypoplasia of gallbladder. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q44.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Congenital absence of gallbladder
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q44.0 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
- A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Agenesis›gallbladder
- Aplasia›gallbladder, congenital
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic›gallbladder
- Absence›gallbladder›congenital
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.