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FY2027

Q79.6 — Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

Not billable

Is Q79.6 billable?

No — Q79.6 is a non-billable header code. Q79.6 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 Q79.6.

Q79.6 at a glance

CodeQ79.6
DescriptionEhlers-Danlos syndromes
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is Q79.6 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Q79.6. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Syndrome › Meekeren-Ehlers-Danlos

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17

The conditions below are not part of Q79.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q79.6 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 Q79.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q79.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)

What codes fall under Q79.6? (5)

How long has Q79.6 existed?

Q79.6 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

  • FY2021: Q79.6 stopped being billable
Description changes
  • FY2021
    Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
    Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

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 Q79.6?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with Q79.6 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

What other codes are in the Q79 family? (8)