Q67.1

Q67.1: Congenital compression facies

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q67.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital compression facies. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q67.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q67.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q67: Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest

congenital malformation syndromes classified to Q87.-
Potter's syndrome (Q60.6)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q67.1 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56587Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A56658Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A58573Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Compression›facies

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.