Q87.A

Q87.A: Loeys-Dietz syndrome

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q87.A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for loeys-dietz syndrome. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q87.A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

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

arterial tortuosity syndrome (Q87.82)
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (Q79.6)
Marfan syndrome (Q87.40-Q87.43)
other systemic involvement of connective tissue (M35)

Other codes that can never be billed with Q87.A

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

Q67Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest
Q75Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones
Q89.7Multiple congenital malformations, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q87.A is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A59847Billing and Coding: MolDX: Genetic Testing in Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease
A59860Billing and Coding: MolDX: Genetic Testing in Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease
A59868Billing and Coding: MolDX: Genetic Testing in Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease
A59908Billing and Coding: MolDX: Genetic Testing in Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease

Q87.A: Loeys-Dietz syndrome

Excludes1: never code together

Other codes that can never be billed with Q87.A

Risk adjustment

Medicare coverage

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Code history

Other codes under Q87