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Q99.813

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Usher syndrome, type 3

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

What This Code Means

A genetic disorder causing progressive hearing loss and vision loss (retinitis pigmentosa) that typically begins in adulthood with the slowest progression of all Usher syndrome types.

Coding Tips

  • •Type 3 has the latest onset and mildest progression; always code associated sensory deficits separately
  • •Document the age of onset and rate of progression to confirm type 3 classification

Code Hierarchy

└Q99Other chromosome abnormalities, not elsewhere classified└Q99.8Other specified chromosome abnormalities└Q99.81Usher syndrome└Q99.813Usher syndrome, type 3
└Q99.813Usher syndrome, type 3

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