Q62.39
Q62.39: Other obstructive defects of renal pelvis and ureter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q62.39 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other obstructive defects of renal pelvis and ureter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q62.39 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Ureteropelvic junction obstruction NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q62.39 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 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
- A56802Billing and Coding: Urodynamics
- A57455Billing and Coding: Urodynamics
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hydroureter›congenital
- Valve, valvular›ureter(pelvic junction) (vesical orifice)
- Anomaly, anomalous›ureter›obstructive NEC
- Defect, defective›obstructive, congenital›renal pelvis
- Defect, defective›obstructive, congenital›ureter
- Defect, defective›renal pelvis›obstructive
- Formation›valve›ureter(congenital)
- Kink, kinking›ureter›congenital
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›pelviureteral junction›congenital
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›renal›pelvis, congenital
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›ureter NEC›congenital
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›ureter NEC›with›hydronephrosis›congenital
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.