Is Q84.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Q84.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Q84.8 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Other congenital malformations (Q80-Q89).

Q84.8

Q84.8 — Other specified congenital malformations of integument

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q84.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified congenital malformations of integument. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

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

Aplasia cutis congenita

Risk adjustment

Q84.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How Q84.8 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Q84.8.

Aplasia›cutis congenita
Aplasia›skin
Anomaly, anomalous›integument›specified NEC
Malformation›integument›specified type NEC

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q84. If Q84.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Q84.8

Is Q84.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Q84.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Q84.8 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Other congenital malformations (Q80-Q89).