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FY2027

Q27.32Arteriovenous malformation of vessel of lower limb

Billable

Is Q27.32 billable?

Yes — Q27.32 is billable for FY2027. Q27.32 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Q27.32 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Q27.32 at a glance

CodeQ27.32
DescriptionArteriovenous malformation of vessel of lower limb
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does Q27.32 group to?

Q27.32 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 Q27.32 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Q27.32. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Malformationarteriovenous, aneurysmaticperipherallower limb (congenital)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Q27.3

The conditions below can never be reported together with Q27.32 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • acquired arteriovenous aneurysm (I77.0)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17

The conditions below are not part of Q27.32, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q27.32 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 Q27.32, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q27.32 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • anomalies of cerebral and precerebral vessels (Q28.0-Q28.3)
  • anomalies of coronary vessels (Q24.5)
  • anomalies of pulmonary artery (Q25.5-Q25.7)
  • congenital retinal aneurysm (Q14.1)
  • hemangioma and lymphangioma (D18.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Q27.3

The conditions below are not part of Q27.32, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q27.32 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • arteriovenous malformation of cerebral vessels (Q28.2)
  • arteriovenous malformation of precerebral vessels (Q28.0)

How long has Q27.32 existed?

Q27.32 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.

What other codes are in the Q27.3 family? (5)