Q85.83 — Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
Is Q85.83 billable?
Yes — Q85.83 is billable for FY2027. Q85.83 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Q85.83 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Q85.83 at a glance
| Code | Q85.83 |
|---|---|
| Description | Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does Q85.83 group to?
Q85.83 sits in MDC 17 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.
- 826Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures with MCCsurgical
- 827Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures with CCsurgical
- 828Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures without CC/MCCsurgical
As a secondary diagnosis, Q85.83 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is Q85.83 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Q85.83. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Hippel's disease
- Lindaudisease (-von Hippel)
- Von Hippeldisease or syndrome (-Lindau)
- Syndrome › von Hippel-Lindau
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether Q85.83 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- manifestations
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Q85
The conditions below can never be reported together with Q85.83 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 Q85.8
The conditions below can never be reported together with Q85.83 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- Meckel-Gruber syndrome (Q61.9)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17
The conditions below are not part of Q85.83, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q85.83 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
How long has Q85.83 existed?
Q85.83 first appears in FY2023.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.