Is Q17 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. Q17 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does Q17 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18).

What cannot be coded together with Q17?

Q17 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

Q17

Q17 — Other congenital malformations of ear

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q17 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of ear. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

congenital malformations of ear with impairment of hearing (Q16.0-Q16.9)
preauricular sinus (Q18.1)

Risk adjustment

Q17 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 Q17

8 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about Q17

Is Q17 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. Q17 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does Q17 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18).
What cannot be coded together with Q17?: Q17 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.