ICD-10 Code for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)

The ICD-10-CM code for ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is Q79.60 — Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, unspecified. It is billable for FY2027.

Q79.60 billableUnspecified

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ICD-10 codes at a glance

ConditionEhlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)
CodeQ79.60 — Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, unspecified
BillableYes (Q79.60)
Alphabetic Index entrySyndrome, Ehlers-Danlos
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027, valid October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

What changes the ehlers-Danlos syndrome code?

The Alphabetic Index lists these qualifiers under Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos. If the record documents one of them, the code changes. Verify the code in the Tabular List before reporting it.

classicalQ79.61Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
hypermobileQ79.62Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
specified NECQ79.69Other Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
vascularQ79.63Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

What else changes the ehlers-Danlos syndrome code?

The subtype documented changes the code: classical (Q79.61), hypermobile (Q79.62), vascular (Q79.63), or specified type not elsewhere classified (Q79.69). The unqualified Q79.60 is used only when the type is not specified.

What does the Tabular List say about Q79.60?

The instructional notes that govern Q79.60, including those it inherits from its category and chapter. An Excludes1 note means the two codes are never reported together.

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17

The conditions below are not part of Q79.60, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q79.60 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 Q79.60, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q79.60 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)

Codes, descriptions and Index entries are from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. Guideline text is quoted from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2027. A code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources