Q84.5

Q84.5: Enlarged and hypertrophic nails

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q84.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for enlarged and hypertrophic nails. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Congenital onychauxis
Pachyonychia

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q84.5 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52998Billing and Coding: Surgical Treatment of Nails
A57666Billing and Coding: Surgical Treatment of Nails
A59028Billing and Coding: Surgical Treatment of Nails
A60545Billing and Coding: Surgical Treatment of Nails

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Pachyonychia(congenital)
Onychauxis›congenital
Hypertrophy, hypertrophic›nail›congenital
Thickening›nail›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.