Is Q70.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. Q70.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does Q70.1 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79).

Q70.1

Q70.1 — Webbed fingers

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q70.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for webbed fingers. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Simple syndactyly of fingers without synostosis

Risk adjustment

Q70.1 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead Q70.1

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q70. If Q70.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Q70.1

Is Q70.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. Q70.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does Q70.1 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79).