Is Q32 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. Q32 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does Q32 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34).

What cannot be coded together with Q32?

Q32 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

Q32

Q32 — Congenital malformations of trachea and bronchus

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q32 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformations of trachea and bronchus. 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 bronchiectasis (Q33.4)

Risk adjustment

Q32 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 Q32

5 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about Q32

Is Q32 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. Q32 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does Q32 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34).
What cannot be coded together with Q32?: Q32 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.