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Q87

Q87Other specified congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systems

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Q87 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systems. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

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  • code(s) to identify all associated manifestations

Other codes that can never be billed with Q87

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at Q87. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading Q87 alone.

  • M26.0Major anomalies of jaw size
  • Q04Other congenital malformations of brain
  • Q10Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit
  • Q11.2Microphthalmos
  • Q18Other congenital malformations of face and neck
  • Q67Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest
  • Q74.1Congenital malformation of knee
  • Q75Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones

Risk adjustment

Q87 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 Q87

7 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about Q87

Is Q87 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. Q87 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does Q87 sit in the tabular list?
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Other congenital malformations (Q80-Q89).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.