Q44.4
Q44.4: Choledochal cyst
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q44.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for choledochal cyst. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q44.4 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q44.4 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Cyst›choledochus, congenital
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Q44
- Q44.0Agenesis, aplasia and hypoplasia of gallbladder
- Q44.1Other congenital malformations of gallbladder
- Q44.2Atresia of bile ducts
- Q44.3Congenital stenosis and stricture of bile ducts
- Q44.5Other congenital malformations of bile ducts
- Q44.6Cystic disease of liver
- Q44.7Other congenital malformations of liver