Q87.1

Q87.1: Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short stature

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q87.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short stature. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

Ellis-van Creveld syndrome (Q77.6)
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (E78.72)

Other codes that can never be billed with Q87.1

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

E23.3Hypothalamic dysfunction, not elsewhere classified
E34.3Short stature due to endocrine disorder
Q67Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest
Q75Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones
Q81.0Epidermolysis bullosa simplex
Q89.7Multiple congenital malformations, not elsewhere classified
Q96Turner's syndrome
E79Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Q87.1

2 child codes. Green means billable.