AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2023 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Craniosynostosis and Other Congenital Deformities of Skull, Face, and Jaw

Code Q75.0, Craniosynostosis, has been expanded and new codes have been created to identify the specific type of craniosynostosis (i.e., sagittal, coronal, metopic, lambdoid, other, and not specified), as well as laterality (i.e., unilateral, bilateral, and not specified). Sagittal and metopic craniosynostosis are midline; therefore, the laterality is not applicable. The new codes are as follows:• Q75.001, Craniosynostosis unspecified, unilateral • Q75.002, Craniosynostosis unspecified, bilateral • Q75.009, Craniosynostosis unspecified • Q75.01, Sagittal craniosynostosis • Q75.021, Coronal craniosynostosis unilateral • Q75.022, Coronal craniosynostosis bilateral • Q75.029, Coronal craniosynostosis unspecified &bull...

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