ICD-10-CM Code Q70.4
Polysyndactyly, unspecified
BILLABLE
POA Exempt
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.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.Q70.4 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of polysyndactyly, unspecified. 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 Q70.4 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Specified syndactyly of hand and feet - code to specified conditions (Q70.0- -Q70.3-) - instead, use code Q70.0-
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #564-566 - Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #564-566 - Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with CC.
- DRG Group #564-566 - Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses without CC or MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Q70.4 - Polysyndactyly, unspecified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Q70.4. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Polysyndactyly (Q70.4)
(see: Syndactylism, syndactyly)
Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
Polydactyly, unspecified digits
(approximate match)
Syndactyly of multiple and unspecified sites
(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 Q70.4 and a single ICD9 code, 755.10 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: Q70 - Syndactyly