Q27.1 — Congenital renal artery stenosis
Is Q27.1 billable?
Yes — Q27.1 is billable for FY2027. Q27.1 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Q27.1 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Q27.1 at a glance
| Code | Q27.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Congenital renal artery stenosis |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does Q27.1 group to?
Q27.1 sits in MDC 05 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 299Peripheral Vascular Disorders with MCCmedical
- 300Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CCmedical
- 301Peripheral Vascular Disorders without CC/MCCmedical
How is Q27.1 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Q27.1. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Stenosis, stenotic › renal artery › congenital (cicatricial)
- Stricture › renal artery › congenital
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17
The conditions below are not part of Q27.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q27.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Q27
The conditions below are not part of Q27.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q27.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has Q27.1 existed?
Q27.1 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with Q27.1?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with Q27.1 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.
What other codes are in the Q27 family? (6)
- Q27.0Congenital absence and hypoplasia of umbilical artery
- Q27.2Other congenital malformations of renal artery
- Q27.3Arteriovenous malformation (peripheral)not billable
- Q27.4Congenital phlebectasia
- Q27.8Other specified congenital malformations of peripheral vascular system
- Q27.9Congenital malformation of peripheral vascular system, unspecified