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Q84.1

Billable

Congenital morphological disturbances of hair, not elsewhere classified

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

What This Code Means

A person is born with abnormal hair structure or appearance, such as unusually coarse, fragile, or twisted hair that is not classified elsewhere.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is for structural hair abnormalities, not hair loss or color variations
  • •Document the specific morphological disturbance observed

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • Menkes' kinky hair syndrome (E83.09)

Code Hierarchy

└Q84Other congenital malformations of integument└Q84.1Congenital morphological disturbances of hair, not elsewhere classified
└Q84.1Congenital morphological disturbances of hair, not elsewhere classified

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