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Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Q00-QA0

Chapter 17 of the ICD-10-CM tabular list covers congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities, codes Q00-QA0. It holds 1,086 codes across 12 blocks, of which 894 are billable and 192 are header codes that cannot go on a claim.

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Notes

Additional guidance from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

Risk adjustment in Chapter 17

74 of this chapter’s codes map to a CMS-HCC, which means the diagnosis carries a risk-adjustment payment when it is documented and coded to the level the record supports.

  • HCC 182 Spinal Cord Disorders/Injuries
  • HCC 78 Intestinal Obstruction/Perforation
  • HCC 23 Prostate, Breast, and Other Cancers and Tumors
  • HCC 68 Cholangitis and Obstruction of Bile Duct Without Gallstones

Blocks in this chapter

ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026