Is Q71.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. Q71.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does Q71.81 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).

Q71.81

Q71.81 — Congenital shortening of upper limb

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q71.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for congenital shortening of upper limb. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

Q71.81 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 Q71.81

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q71.8. If Q71.81 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Q71.89Other reduction defects of upper limb

Questions about Q71.81

Is Q71.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. Q71.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does Q71.81 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).