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Q82.8

Billable

Other specified congenital malformations of skin

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Other rare or unusual congenital skin abnormalities that do not fit into more specific categories.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when a more specific Q82 code is not applicable
  • •Provide detailed documentation of the specific skin malformation in the medical record

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • disorders of pyrophosphate metabolism (E83.82-)

Code Hierarchy

└Q82Other congenital malformations of skin└Q82.8Other specified congenital malformations of skin
└Q82.8Other specified congenital malformations of skin

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