Q89.0
Header — not billableCongenital absence and malformations of spleen
The ICD-10 code for congenital absence and malformations of spleen is Q89.0.
Q89.0 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).
- isomerism of atrial appendages (with asplenia or polysplenia) (Q20.6)
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 Q89.0
Related codes in this category
- Q89.1Congenital malformations of adrenal gland
- Q89.2Congenital malformations of other endocrine glands
- Q89.3Situs inversus
- Q89.4Conjoined twins
- Q89.7Multiple congenital malformations, not elsewhere classified
- Q89.8Other specified congenital malformationsnon-billable header
- Q89.9Congenital malformation, unspecified
- Q89.0Congenital absence and malformations of spleennon-billable header