Q89.3 — Situs inversus
Is Q89.3 billable?
Yes — Q89.3 is billable for FY2027. Q89.3 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Q89.3 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Q89.3 at a glance
| Code | Q89.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Situs inversus |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does Q89.3 group to?
Q89.3 sits in MDC 06 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.
- 393Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCCmedical
- 394Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CCmedical
- 395Other Digestive System Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, Q89.3 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is Q89.3 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Q89.3. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Kartagener's syndrome or triad (sinusitis, bronchiectasis, situs inversus)
- Sinusitis-bronchiectasis-situs inversus (syndrome) (triad)
- Situs inversus or transversus (abdominalis) (thoracis)
- Levocardia › with situs inversus (isolated)
- Syndrome › Kartagener's
- Syndrome › sinusitis-bronchiectasis-situs inversus
- Transposition › abdominal viscera (congenital)
- Transposition › viscera (congenital)
- Triad › Kartagener's
- Dextrocardia › with › complete transposition of viscera (true)
- Dextrocardia › with › situs inversus (true)
- Transposition › heart › with complete transposition of viscera (congenital)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with Q89.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- dextrocardia NOS (Q24.0)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Q89.3.
- Dextrocardia with situs inversus
- Mirror-image atrial arrangement with situs inversus
- Situs inversus or transversus abdominalis
- Situs inversus or transversus thoracis
- Transposition of abdominal viscera
- Transposition of thoracic viscera
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17
The conditions below are not part of Q89.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q89.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
How long has Q89.3 existed?
Q89.3 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.
Which codes are confused with Q89.3?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with Q89.3 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.
Which conditions are coded to Q89.3?
What other codes are in the Q89 family? (7)
- Q89.0Congenital absence and malformations of spleennot billable
- Q89.1Congenital malformations of adrenal gland
- Q89.2Congenital malformations of other endocrine glands
- Q89.4Conjoined twins
- Q89.7Multiple congenital malformations, not elsewhere classified
- Q89.8Other specified congenital malformationsnot billable
- Q89.9Congenital malformation, unspecified