Q89.2

Q89.2: Congenital malformations of other endocrine glands

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q89.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformations of other endocrine glands. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q89.2 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.

congenital goiter (E03.0)
congenital hypothyroidism (E03.1)

Inclusion terms

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

Congenital malformation of parathyroid or thyroid gland
Persistent thyroglossal duct
Thyroglossal cyst

Other codes that can never be billed with Q89.2

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

Q18Other congenital malformations of face and neck

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q89.2 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57029Billing and Coding: Ultrasound, Soft Tissues of Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Retrosternal thyroid(congenital)
Thyrolingual duct, persistent
Aberrant›endocrine gland NEC
Aberrant›parathyroid gland
Aberrant›pituitary gland
Aberrant›thymus(gland)
Aberrant›thyroid gland
Absence›endocrine gland NEC(congenital)
Absence›pituitary gland(congenital)
Absence›thymus gland
Accessory›endocrine gland NEC
Accessory›parathyroid gland

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.