Q51.6
Q51.6 — Embryonic cyst of cervix
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q51.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for embryonic cyst of cervix. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
Q51.6 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.
How Q51.6 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Q51.6.
- Cyst›cervix NEC›embryonic
- Cyst›embryonic›cervix uteri
- Cyst›Müllerian duct›cervix
- Cyst›uterus›embryonic›cervix
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Q51. If Q51.6 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Q51.0Agenesis and aplasia of uterus
- Q51.1Doubling of uterus with doubling of cervix and vagina
- Q51.2Other doubling of uterus
- Q51.3Bicornate uterus
- Q51.4Unicornate uterus
- Q51.5Agenesis and aplasia of cervix
- Q51.7Congenital fistulae between uterus and digestive and urinary tracts
- Q51.8Other congenital malformations of uterus and cervix
- Q51.9Congenital malformation of uterus and cervix, unspecified
Questions about Q51.6
- Is Q51.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Q51.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Q51.6 sit in the tabular list?
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of genital organs (Q50-Q56).