Is QA0.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. QA0.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does QA0.0 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Genetic disorders, not elsewhere classified (QA0).

QA0.0

QA0.0 — Neurodevelopmental disorders related to pathogenic variants in specific genes

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

QA0.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for neurodevelopmental disorders related to pathogenic variants in specific genes. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

QA0.0 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.

Code to one of these instead QA0.0

1 child code. Green means billable.

QA0.01Neurodevelopmental disorders related to pathogenic variants in certain specific genes

Related codes at this level

Codes that share QA0. If QA0.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

QA0.8Other neurodevelopmental disorders related to pathogenic variants in other specific genes

Questions about QA0.0

Is QA0.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. QA0.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does QA0.0 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Genetic disorders, not elsewhere classified (QA0).