Q89.9

Q89.9: Congenital malformation, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q89.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Congenital anomaly NOS
Congenital deformity NOS

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q89.9 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56414Billing and Coding: Endovenous Stenting
A56644Billing and Coding: Endovenous Stenting
A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
A57306Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Anomaly, anomalous(congenital) (unspecified type)
Defect, defective
Deformity
Embryopathia NOS
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›anatomical relationship
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›development, developmental
Anomaly, anomalous›back
Anomaly, anomalous›organ
Deformity›abdomen, congenital
Deformity›lymphatic system, congenital
Malformation›umbilicus
Deformity›trunk›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.