Q96 vs Q97
Q96 (Turner's syndrome) compared with Q97 (Other sex chromosome abnormalities, female phenotype, not elsewhere classified), 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. Q97 carries an Excludes1 note covering Q96: “Turner's syndrome (Q96.-)”
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
| Q96Turner's syndrome | Q97Other sex chromosome abnormalities, female phenotype, not elsewhere classified | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99) |
| Definition | Turner's syndrome is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Q96). | Other sex chromosome abnormalities, female phenotype, not elsewhere classified is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Q97). |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources