Q62.0
Q62.0: Congenital hydronephrosis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q62.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital hydronephrosis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q62.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q62.0 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hydronephrosis NEC›congenital
- Malformation›kidney›hydronephrosis
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.