Q87.5 — Other congenital malformation syndromes with other skeletal changes

BillableCC

Is Q87.5 billable?

Yes — Q87.5 is billable for FY2027. Q87.5 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Q87.5 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Q87.5 at a glance

Code	Q87.5
Description	Other congenital malformation syndromes with other skeletal changes
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does Q87.5 group to?

Q87.5 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

As a secondary diagnosis, Q87.5 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is Q87.5 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Q87.5. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Malformation › affecting multiple systems with skeletal changes NEC (congenital)

Use additional code — inherited from Q87

Report an additional code alongside Q87.5 to fully describe the condition. Q87.5 is sequenced first.

code(s) to identify all associated manifestations

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17

The conditions below are not part of Q87.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q87.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

How long has Q87.5 existed?

Q87.5 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.