Q79.5 — Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall

Not billable

Is Q79.5 billable?

No — Q79.5 is a non-billable header code. Q79.5 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 2 billable codes beneath Q79.5.

Billable codes under this header

Q79.5 at a glance

Code	Q79.5
Description	Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall
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 Q79.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

umbilical hernia (K42.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17

The conditions below are not part of Q79.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q79.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Q79

The conditions below are not part of Q79.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q79.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)

What codes fall under Q79.5? (2)

How long has Q79.5 existed?

Q79.5 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.