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FY2027

Q99.1 vs R62

Q99.1 and R62 can never be reported together. ICD-10-CM declares them mutually exclusive with an Excludes1 note, meaning the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient — so exactly one of them is correct for any given encounter.

The official note, declared on R62
gonadal dysgenesis (Q99.1)
Q99.1

46, XX true hermaphrodite

Billable
Chapter 17
Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders
Section
Q90-Q99
Use when the record says
  • 46, XX with streak gonads
  • 46, XY with streak gonads
  • Pure gonadal dysgenesis
Indexed under
  • Swyer syndrome
  • Hermaphrodite, hermaphroditism › 46,XX with streak gonads (true)
  • Hermaphrodite, hermaphroditism › 46,XY with streak gonads (true)
  • Syndrome › Swyer
  • Dysgenesis › gonadal › pure
R62

Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults

Not billable
Chapter 18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Section
R50-R69

These two codes sit in different chapters of the Tabular List, which is usually the clearest signal that they describe different underlying processes rather than different degrees of the same one.

Excludes1 is not always absolute: where two conditions covered by the note are genuinely unrelated, CMS guidance permits reporting both. Document the reasoning rather than assuming it. More on Excludes1 vs Excludes2 · FY2027