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Q99

Q99: Other chromosome abnormalities, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q99 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other chromosome abnormalities, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with Q99

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

  • E25Adrenogenital disorders
  • Q56Indeterminate sex and pseudohermaphroditism
  • R62Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults
  • Z15Genetic susceptibility to disease
  • E28.3Primary ovarian failure

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Q99

5 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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