Q62.6
Header — not billableMalposition of ureter
The ICD-10 code for malposition of ureter is Q62.6.
Q62.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
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.
Related codes in this category
- Q62.0Congenital hydronephrosis
- Q62.1Congenital occlusion of ureternon-billable header
- Q62.2Congenital megaureter
- Q62.3Other obstructive defects of renal pelvis and ureternon-billable header
- Q62.4Agenesis of ureter
- Q62.5Duplication of ureter
- Q62.7Congenital vesico-uretero-renal reflux
- Q62.8Other congenital malformations of ureter
- Q62.6Malposition of ureternon-billable header