Q77.3
Q77.3: Chondrodysplasia punctata
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q77.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chondrodysplasia punctata. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q77.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (E71.540)
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q77.3
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q77.3
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q77.3 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Conradi disease(-Hunermann)
- Chondrodysplasia›calcificans congenita
- Chondrodysplasia›punctata
- Chondrodystrophy, chondrodystrophia›calcificans congenita
- Chondrodystrophy, chondrodystrophia›punctata
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Q77
- Q77.0Achondrogenesis
- Q77.1Thanatophoric short stature
- Q77.2Short rib syndrome
- Q77.4Achondroplasia
- Q77.5Diastrophic dysplasia
- Q77.6Chondroectodermal dysplasia
- Q77.7Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia
- Q77.8Other osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine
- Q77.9Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine, unspecified