Is Q89.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Q89.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Q89.7 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 Q89.7?

Q89.7 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

Q89.7

Q89.7 — Multiple congenital malformations, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q89.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for multiple congenital malformations, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

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

congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systems (Q87.-)

Inclusion terms

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

Multiple congenital anomalies NOS
Multiple congenital deformities NOS

Risk adjustment

Q89.7 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

Q89.7 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
A57306Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

How Q89.7 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 Q89.7.

Monster, monstrosity(single)
Paracephalus
Teratism
Anomaly, anomalous›multiple NEC
Deformity›multiple, congenital NEC
Malformation›multiple types NEC

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q89. If Q89.7 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Q89.7

Is Q89.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Q89.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Q89.7 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 Q89.7?: Q89.7 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.