Q85
Header — not billablePhakomatoses, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for phakomatoses, not elsewhere classified is Q85.
Q85 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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).
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.
Related codes in this category
- Q80Congenital ichthyosisnon-billable header
- Q81Epidermolysis bullosanon-billable header
- Q82Other congenital malformations of skinnon-billable header
- Q83Congenital malformations of breastnon-billable header
- Q84Other congenital malformations of integumentnon-billable header
- Q86Congenital malformation syndromes due to known exogenous causes, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- Q87Other specified congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systemsnon-billable header
- Q89Other congenital malformations, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- Q85Phakomatoses, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header