Is Q50.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. Q50.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does Q50.0 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of genital organs (Q50-Q56).

What cannot be coded together with Q50.0?

Q50.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

Q50.0

Q50.0 — Congenital absence of ovary

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q50.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for congenital absence of ovary. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

Turner's syndrome (Q96.-)

Risk adjustment

Q50.0 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 Q50.0

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q50. If Q50.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Q50.0

Is Q50.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. Q50.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does Q50.0 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of genital organs (Q50-Q56).
What cannot be coded together with Q50.0?: Q50.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.