ICD-10-CM Code Q75
Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones
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 Q75 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of Q75 that describes the diagnosis 'other congenital malformations of skull and face bones' in more detail.
- Q75 Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE Q75.0 Craniosynostosis
- BILLABLE Q75.1 Craniofacial dysostosis
- BILLABLE Q75.2 Hypertelorism
- BILLABLE Q75.3 Macrocephaly
- BILLABLE Q75.4 Mandibulofacial dysostosis
- BILLABLE Q75.5 Oculomandibular dysostosis
- BILLABLE Q75.8 Other specified congenital malformations of skull and face bones
- BILLABLE Q75.9 Congenital malformation of skull and face bones, unspecified
The ICD code Q75 is used to code Craniofacial abnormality
Craniofacial abnormalities are congenital musculoskeletal disorders which primarily affect the cranium and facial bones.
| Specialty: | Medical Genetics |
| MeSH Code: | D019465 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 756.0 |
Human skull
Coding Notes for Q75 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." - Congenital malformation of face NOS - instead, use code Q18.-
- Congenital malformation syndromes classified to Q87.- - instead, use code Q87.-
- Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] - instead, use code M26.-
- Musculoskeletal deformities of head and face (Q67.0-Q67.4) - instead, use code Q67.0-
- Skull defects associated with congenital anomalies of brain such as:
- Anencephaly - instead, use code Q00.0
- Encephalocele - instead, use code Q01.-
- Hydrocephalus - instead, use code Q03.-
- Microcephaly - instead, use Code Q02
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Q75 - Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Q75. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.