Q79.59
Q79.59: Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q79.59 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of abdominal wall. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q79.59 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above Q79.59
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q79.59
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.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Anomaly, anomalous›abdominal wall NEC
- Defect, defective›abdominal wall, congenital
- Deformity›abdominal wall›congenital
- Diastasis›recti›congenital
- Ectopic, ectopia›abdominal viscera›due to defect in anterior abdominal wall
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.