Q56 — Indeterminate sex and pseudohermaphroditism
Is Q56 billable?
No — Q56 is a non-billable header code. Q56 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 5 billable codes beneath Q56.
Q56 at a glance
| Code | Q56 |
|---|---|
| Description | Indeterminate sex and pseudohermaphroditism |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with Q56 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Q50-Q56
The conditions below can never be reported together with Q56 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17
The conditions below are not part of Q56, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q56 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
What codes fall under Q56? (5)
How long has Q56 existed?
Q56 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 Q56?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with Q56 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.