Q65.9
Q65.9: Congenital deformity of hip, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified
Q65.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital deformity of hip, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- R29.4Clicking hip
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q65.9 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57683Billing and Coding: Total Hip Arthroplasty
- A57765Billing and Coding: Major Joint Replacement (Hip and Knee)
- A59811Billing and Coding: Total Joint Arthroplasty
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Deformity›hip›congenital
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Q65
- Q65.0Congenital dislocation of hip, unilateral
- Q65.1Congenital dislocation of hip, bilateral
- Q65.2Congenital dislocation of hip, unspecified
- Q65.3Congenital partial dislocation of hip, unilateral
- Q65.4Congenital partial dislocation of hip, bilateral
- Q65.5Congenital partial dislocation of hip, unspecified
- Q65.6Congenital unstable hip
- Q65.8Other congenital deformities of hip