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Compare/I36 vs Q22.4

I36 vs Q22.4

I36 (Nonrheumatic tricuspid valve disorders) compared with Q22.4 (Congenital tricuspid stenosis), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. I36 carries an Excludes1 note covering Q22.4: “tricuspid valve disorders specified as congenital (Q22.4, Q22.8, Q22.9)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

I36Nonrheumatic tricuspid valve disordersQ22.4Congenital tricuspid stenosis
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: I36.0, I36.1, I36.2, I36.8, I36.9

Billable
ClassificationI00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
DefinitionNonrheumatic tricuspid valve disorders is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (I36).Congenital tricuspid stenosis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q22.4).
Includes
Congenital tricuspid atresia

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources