Q93.5
Header — not billableOther deletions of part of a chromosome
The ICD-10 code for other deletions of part of a chromosome is Q93.5.
Q93.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Q93.0Whole chromosome monosomy, nonmosaicism (meiotic nondisjunction)
- Q93.1Whole chromosome monosomy, mosaicism (mitotic nondisjunction)
- Q93.2Chromosome replaced with ring, dicentric or isochromosome
- Q93.3Deletion of short arm of chromosome 4
- Q93.4Deletion of short arm of chromosome 5
- Q93.7Deletions with other complex rearrangements
- Q93.8Other deletions from the autosomesnon-billable header
- Q93.9Deletion from autosomes, unspecified
- Q93.5Other deletions of part of a chromosomenon-billable header
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 75839Approximate match