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Q85.00

Q85.00: Neurofibromatosis, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q85.00 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for neurofibromatosis, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q85.00

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q85: Phakomatoses, not elsewhere classified

  • ataxia telangiectasia [Louis-Bar] (G11.3)
  • familial dysautonomia [Riley-Day] (G90.1)

Risk adjustment

Q85.00 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 23 Prostate, Breast, and Other Cancers and Tumors0.186 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

Q85.00 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies: 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52480Oral Antiemetic Drugs (Replacement for Intravenous Antiemetics) - Policy Article
  • A56462Billing and Coding: Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESA)
  • A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
  • A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Neurofibromatosis(multiple) (nonmalignant)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q85.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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