ICD-10-CM Code Q30.8
Other congenital malformations of nose

BILLABLE

Billable Code

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

POA Exempt

POA Exempt Code

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires medical coders to indicate whether or not a condition was present at the time of admission, in order to properly assign MS-DRG codes. This "Present On Admission" (POA) indicator is recorded on CMS form 4010A.

| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

Q30.8 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of other congenital malformations of nose. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.

POA Indicators on CMS form 4010A are as follows:

Indicator	Meaning	CMS Will Pay CC/MCC DRG Costs
Y	Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission	Yes
N	Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission	No
U	Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.	No
W	Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.	Yes
1	Exempt from POA reporting	No

Coding Notes for Q30.8 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms: Inclusion Terms Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.: Accessory nose; Congenital anomaly of nasal sinus wall

MS-DRG Mapping

DRG Group #154-156 - Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with MCC.

DRG Group #154-156 - Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with CC.

DRG Group #154-156 - Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without CC or MCC.

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

Congenital absence of nasal septum (disorder)

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Q30.8 - Other congenital malformations of nose'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Q30.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Distortion(s) (congenital) +

Anomaly, anomalous(congenital) (unspecified type) +

Perforation, perforated(nontraumatic) (of) +

Accessory(congenital) +

Deformity +

Malformation(congenital) (see: Anomaly) +

Malposition +

Glioma(malignant) +

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

748.1

Other anomalies of nose (approximate match)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code Q30.8 and a single ICD9 code, 748.1 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.

Parent Code: Q30 - Congenital malformations of nose

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ICD-10-CM Code Q30.8 Other congenital malformations of nose