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Q10 vs Q87.0

Q10 (Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit) compared with Q87.0 (Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearance), 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. Q10 carries an Excludes1 note covering Q87.0: “cryptophthalmos syndrome (Q87.0)”

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

Q10Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbitQ87.0Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearance
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: Q10.0, Q10.1, Q10.2, Q10.3, Q10.4

Billable
ClassificationQ00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
DefinitionCongenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Q10).Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearance is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q87.0).
Includes
Acrocephalopolysyndactyly
Acrocephalosyndactyly [Apert]
Cryptophthalmos syndrome
Cyclopia
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code(s) to identify all associated manifestations

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