Q50.0
Header — not billableCongenital absence of ovary
The ICD-10 code for congenital absence of ovary is Q50.0.
Q50.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- Turner's syndrome (Q96.-)
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Q50.0
Related codes in this category
- Q50.1Developmental ovarian cyst
- Q50.2Congenital torsion of ovary
- Q50.3Other congenital malformations of ovarynon-billable header
- Q50.4Embryonic cyst of fallopian tube
- Q50.5Embryonic cyst of broad ligament
- Q50.6Other congenital malformations of fallopian tube and broad ligament
- Q50.0Congenital absence of ovarynon-billable header