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Q65.82

Q65.82: Congenital coxa vara

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q65.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital coxa vara. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q65.82 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q65.82

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q65: Congenital deformities of hip

Other codes that can never be billed with Q65.82

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q65.82 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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  • A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Coxa›vara›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q65.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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