Q87.1
Header — not billableCongenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short stature
The ICD-10 code for congenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short stature is Q87.1.
Q87.1 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).
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
- Q87.0Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearance
- Q87.2Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly involving limbs
- Q87.3Congenital malformation syndromes involving early overgrowth
- Q87.4Marfan syndromenon-billable header
- Q87.5Other congenital malformation syndromes with other skeletal changes
- Q87.8Other specified congenital malformation syndromes, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- Q87.1Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short staturenon-billable header
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 75981Approximate match