Is QA0.0142 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. QA0.0142 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does QA0.0142 sit in the tabular list?

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

QA0.0142

QA0.0142 — DLG4-related synaptopathy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

QA0.0142 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dlg4-related synaptopathy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

QA0.0142 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.

How QA0.0142 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 QA0.0142.

Synaptopathy›DLG4-related
Disorder›neurodevelopmental›DLG4-related synaptopathy

Related codes at this level

Codes that share QA0.014. If QA0.0142 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about QA0.0142

Is QA0.0142 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. QA0.0142 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does QA0.0142 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Genetic disorders, not elsewhere classified (QA0).