Is Q63 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. Q63 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does Q63 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the urinary system (Q60-Q64).

What cannot be coded together with Q63?

Q63 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

Q63

Q63 — Other congenital malformations of kidney

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q63 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of kidney. 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.

congenital nephrotic syndrome (N04.-)

Risk adjustment

Q63 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 Q63

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about Q63

Is Q63 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. Q63 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does Q63 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the urinary system (Q60-Q64).
What cannot be coded together with Q63?: Q63 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.