Q93.8 — Other deletions from the autosomes
Is Q93.8 billable?
No — Q93.8 is a non-billable header code. Q93.8 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 4 billable codes beneath Q93.8.
Billable codes under this header
Q93.8 at a glance
| Code | Q93.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other deletions from the autosomes |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17
The conditions below are not part of Q93.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q93.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Q90-Q99
The conditions below are not part of Q93.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q93.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- mitochondrial metabolic disorders (E88.4-)
What codes fall under Q93.8? (4)
How long has Q93.8 existed?
Q93.8 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.
What other codes are in the Q93 family? (8)
- Q93.0Whole chromosome monosomy, nonmosaicism (meiotic nondisjunction)
- Q93.1Whole chromosome monosomy, mosaicism (mitotic nondisjunction)
- Q93.2Chromosome replaced with ring, dicentric or isochromosome
- Q93.3Deletion of short arm of chromosome 4
- Q93.4Deletion of short arm of chromosome 5
- Q93.5Other deletions of part of a chromosomenot billable
- Q93.7Deletions with other complex rearrangements
- Q93.9Deletion from autosomes, unspecified