Q28
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOther congenital malformations of circulatory system
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Other congenital malformations of circulatory system
Q28 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- congenital aneurysm NOS (Q27.8)
- congenital coronary aneurysm (Q24.5)
- ruptured cerebral arteriovenous malformation (I60.8)
- ruptured malformation of precerebral vessels (I72.0)
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- congenital peripheral aneurysm (Q27.8)
- congenital pulmonary aneurysm (Q25.79)
- congenital retinal aneurysm (Q14.1)
More specific codes under Q28
- Q28.0Arteriovenous malformation of precerebral vessels
- Q28.1Other malformations of precerebral vessels
- Q28.2Arteriovenous malformation of cerebral vessels
- Q28.3Other malformations of cerebral vessels
- Q28.8Oth congenital malformations of circulatory system
- Q28.9Congenital malformation of circulatory system, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.