Q44.1
Q44.1: Other congenital malformations of gallbladder
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q44.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of gallbladder. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q44.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Congenital malformation of gallbladder NOS
- Intrahepatic gallbladder
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q44.1 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
- Intrahepatic gallbladder
- Accessory›gallbladder
- Anomaly, anomalous›gallbladder(position) (shape) (size)
- Atresia, atretic›gallbladder
- Band›gallbladder(congenital)
- Bifurcation›gallbladder
- Deformity›gallbladder(congenital)
- Displacement, displaced›gallbladder(congenital)
- Floating›gallbladder, congenital
- Inclusion›gallbladder in liver(congenital)
- Mobile, mobility›gallbladder, congenital
- Wandering›gallbladder, congenital
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.