ICD-10-CM Code Q34
Other congenital malformations of respiratory system
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code Q34 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of Q34 that describes the diagnosis 'other congenital malformations of respiratory system' in more detail.
Coding Notes for Q34 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Congenital central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome - instead, use code G47.35
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Q34 - Other congenital malformations of respiratory system'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Q34. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.