Q65.81 — Congenital coxa valga
Is Q65.81 billable?
Yes — Q65.81 is billable for FY2027. Q65.81 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Q65.81 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Q65.81 at a glance
| Code | Q65.81 |
|---|---|
| Description | Congenital coxa valga |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does Q65.81 group to?
Q65.81 sits in MDC 08 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.
- 564Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with MCCmedical
- 565Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with CCmedical
- 566Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical
How is Q65.81 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Q65.81. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Coxa › valga › congenital
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Q65
The conditions below can never be reported together with Q65.81 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- clicking hip (R29.4)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17
The conditions below are not part of Q65.81, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q65.81 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
How long has Q65.81 existed?
Q65.81 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.