Is Q87.87 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Q87.87 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Q87.87 sit in the tabular list?

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

Q87.87

Q87.87 — Hao-Fountain Syndrome

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q87.87 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hao-fountain syndrome. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code, if applicable, for associated conditions such as:
autism spectrum disorder (F84.0)
developmental speech disorder (F80.-)
epilepsy, by specific type (G40.-)
intellectual disabilities (F70-F79)
pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)

Inclusion terms

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

HAFOUS

Risk adjustment

Q87.87 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.

Medicare coverage

Q87.87 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies — 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56775Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography
A56775Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography

How Q87.87 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 Q87.87.

HAFOUS(Hao-Fountain syndrome)
Syndrome›Hao-Fountain(HAFOUS)

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q87.8. If Q87.87 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Q87.87

Is Q87.87 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Q87.87 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Q87.87 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Other congenital malformations (Q80-Q89).