Q87.8
Q87.8 — Other specified congenital malformation syndromes, not elsewhere classified
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Q87.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified congenital malformation syndromes, not elsewhere classified. 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.
- Zellweger syndrome (E71.510)
Risk adjustment
Q87.8 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.
Code to one of these instead Q87.8
9 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Q87. If Q87.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Q87.0Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearance
- Q87.1Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short stature
- Q87.2Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly involving limbs
- Q87.3Congenital malformation syndromes involving early overgrowth
- Q87.4Marfan syndrome
- Q87.5Other congenital malformation syndromes with other skeletal changes
Questions about Q87.8
- Is Q87.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Q87.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Q87.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Other congenital malformations (Q80-Q89).
- What cannot be coded together with Q87.8?
- Q87.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.