Q77.8
Q77.8: Other osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q77.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q77.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above Q77.8
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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q77.8
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
Q77.8 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Leri-Weill syndrome
- Dwarfism›metatropic
- Osteochondrodysplasia›with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine›specified NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Q77
- Q77.0Achondrogenesis
- Q77.1Thanatophoric short stature
- Q77.2Short rib syndrome
- Q77.3Chondrodysplasia punctata
- Q77.4Achondroplasia
- Q77.5Diastrophic dysplasia
- Q77.6Chondroectodermal dysplasia
- Q77.7Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia
- Q77.9Osteochondrodysplasia with defects of growth of tubular bones and spine, unspecified