Q63.9

Q63.9: Congenital malformation of kidney, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified

Q63.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation of kidney, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q63.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q63.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q63: Other congenital malformations of kidney

congenital nephrotic syndrome (N04.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

Q63.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Anomaly, anomalous›kidney(s) (calyx) (pelvis)
Anomaly, anomalous›renal
Deformity›kidney(s) (calyx) (pelvis) (congenital)
Malformation›kidney
Anomaly, anomalous›renal›pelvis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.