Q64.79

Q64.79: Other congenital malformations of bladder and urethra

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q64.79 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of bladder and urethra. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q64.79 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q64.79

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q64.7: Other and unspecified congenital malformations of bladder and urethra

congenital prolapse of bladder (mucosa) (Q79.4)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q64.79 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A57455Billing and Coding: Urodynamics

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Paramedial urethrovesical orifice
Paraurethral duct
Accessory›bladder
Accessory›urethra
Anomaly, anomalous›meatus urinarius NEC
Anomaly, anomalous›paraurethral ducts
Anomaly, anomalous›vesicourethral orifice
Deformity›urethra(congenital)
Distortion›bladder
Distortion›urethra
Double›bladder
Duplication, duplex›bladder

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.