Q18 vs Q87.0
Q18 (Other congenital malformations of face and neck) 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. Q18 carries an Excludes1 note covering Q87.0: “cyclopia (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).
No — do not report together. Q18 carries an Excludes1 note covering Q87.0: “malformation syndromes affecting facial appearance (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
| Q18Other congenital malformations of face and neck | Q87.0Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearance | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Billable |
| Classification | Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99) |
| Definition | Other congenital malformations of face and neck is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Q18). | Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearance is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q87.0). |
| Includes | — | Acrocephalopolysyndactyly Acrocephalosyndactyly [Apert] Cryptophthalmos syndrome Cyclopia |
| Use additional code | — | 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