Is Q06 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. Q06 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does Q06 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07).

Q06

Q06 — Other congenital malformations of spinal cord

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q06 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of spinal cord. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

Q06 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead Q06

7 child codes. Green means billable.

Q06.0Amyelia
Q06.1Hypoplasia and dysplasia of spinal cord
Q06.2Diastematomyelia
Q06.3Other congenital cauda equina malformations
Q06.4Hydromyelia
Q06.8Other specified congenital malformations of spinal cord
Q06.9Congenital malformation of spinal cord, unspecified

Questions about Q06

Is Q06 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. Q06 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does Q06 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07).