Q76.426

Q76.426: Congenital lordosis, lumbar region

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q76.426 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital lordosis, lumbar region. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q76.426

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q76: Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax

congenital musculoskeletal deformities of spine and chest (Q67.5-Q67.8)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q76.426 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Lordosis›congenital›lumbar region

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.