Q27
Header — not billableOther congenital malformations of peripheral vascular system
The ICD-10 code for other congenital malformations of peripheral vascular system is Q27.
Q27 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Q27
- Q27.0Congenital absence and hypoplasia of umbilical artery
- Q27.1Congenital renal artery stenosis
- Q27.2Other congenital malformations of renal artery
- Q27.3Arteriovenous malformation (peripheral)non-billable header
- Q27.4Congenital phlebectasia
- Q27.8Other specified congenital malformations of peripheral vascular system
- Q27.9Congenital malformation of peripheral vascular system, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- Q20Congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connectionsnon-billable header
- Q21Congenital malformations of cardiac septanon-billable header
- Q22Congenital malformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valvesnon-billable header
- Q23Congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valvesnon-billable header
- Q24Other congenital malformations of heartnon-billable header
- Q25Congenital malformations of great arteriesnon-billable header
- Q26Congenital malformations of great veinsnon-billable header
- Q28Other congenital malformations of circulatory systemnon-billable header
- Q27Other congenital malformations of peripheral vascular systemnon-billable header