Is Q96.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Q96.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Q96.0 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified (Q90-Q99).

What cannot be coded together with Q96.0?

Q96.0 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above Q96.0 (Q96) and apply to it just the same.

Q96.0

Q96.0 — Karyotype 45, X

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q96.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for karyotype 45, x. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q96.0

These are not written on Q96.0, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing Q96.0 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on Q96 — Turner's syndrome

Noonan syndrome (Q87.19)

Other codes that can never be billed with Q96.0

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at Q96.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading Q96.0 alone.

E28.3Primary ovarian failure
Q50.0Congenital absence of ovary
Q97Other sex chromosome abnormalities, female phenotype, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

Q96.0 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

Q96.0 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies — 8 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)
A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
A57132Billing and Coding: Bone Mass Measurement
A57132Billing and Coding: Bone Mass Measurement

How Q96.0 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 Q96.0.

Karyotype›45,X

Code history

Q96.0 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Q96. If Q96.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Q96.0

Is Q96.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Q96.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Q96.0 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified (Q90-Q99).
What cannot be coded together with Q96.0?: Q96.0 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above Q96.0 (Q96) and apply to it just the same.