Q27.8 is the authoritative medical code for Code. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for code (ICD-10-CM Q27.8), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other specified congenital malformations of peripheral vascular system is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Q27.8. Inclusion terms: Absence of peripheral vascular system; Atresia of peripheral vascular system; Congenital aneurysm peripheral; Congenital stricture, artery; Congenital varix. Excludes1 (not coded here): arteriovenous malformation Q27.3-. Excludes2 (not included here): anomalies of cerebral and precerebral vessels Q28.0-Q28.3; anomalies of coronary vessels Q24.5; anomalies of pulmonary artery Q25.5-Q25.7; congenital retinal aneurysm Q14.1; hemangioma and lymphangioma D18.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Q27.8 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Absence of peripheral vascular system
- Atresia of peripheral vascular system
- Congenital aneurysm peripheral
- Congenital stricture, artery
- Congenital varix
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- arteriovenous malformation Q27.3-
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- anomalies of cerebral and precerebral vessels Q28.0-Q28.3
- anomalies of coronary vessels Q24.5
- anomalies of pulmonary artery Q25.5-Q25.7
- congenital retinal aneurysm Q14.1
- hemangioma and lymphangioma D18.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with Q27.8?
Per Excludes1 instructions, Q27.8 must not be reported with: arteriovenous malformation (Q27.3-).
Can Q27.8 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, Q27.8 and the following may both be reported when both are present: anomalies of cerebral and precerebral vessels (Q28.0-Q28.3); anomalies of coronary vessels (Q24.5); anomalies of pulmonary artery (Q25.5-Q25.7); congenital retinal aneurysm (Q14.1).
What conditions are included under Q27.8?
Code includes: Absence of peripheral vascular system; Atresia of peripheral vascular system; Congenital aneurysm (peripheral); Congenital stricture, artery; Congenital varix.
Codes in This Family (7)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as Q27.8, with their registry titles.
- Q27 — Other congenital malformations of peripheral vascular system
- Q27.0 — Congenital absence and hypoplasia of umbilical artery
- Q27.1 — Congenital renal artery stenosis
- Q27.2 — Other congenital malformations of renal artery
- Q27.3 — Arteriovenous malformation (peripheral)
- Q27.4 — Congenital phlebectasia
- Q27.9 — Congenital malformation of peripheral vascular system, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (97)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Aberrant (congenital), artery (peripheral)
- Aberrant (congenital), artery (peripheral), digestive system
- Aberrant (congenital), artery (peripheral), lower limb
- Aberrant (congenital), artery (peripheral), specified site NEC
- Aberrant (congenital), artery (peripheral), subclavian
- Aberrant (congenital), artery (peripheral), upper limb
- Aberrant (congenital), subclavian artery
- Aberrant (congenital), vein NEC (peripheral)
- Aberrant (congenital), vein NEC (peripheral), digestive system
- Aberrant (congenital), vein NEC (peripheral), lower limb
- Aberrant (congenital), vein NEC (peripheral), specified site NEC
- Aberrant (congenital), vein NEC (peripheral), upper limb
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial), artery (congenital) (peripheral)
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial), artery (congenital) (peripheral), specified NEC
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial), veincongenital NEC (peripheral)
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial), veincongenital NEC (peripheral), digestive system
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial), veincongenital NEC (peripheral), lower limb
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial), veincongenital NEC (peripheral), specified site NEC
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial), veincongenital NEC (peripheral), upper limb
- Agenesis, artery (peripheral), specified NEC
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), congenital (peripheral)
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), congenital (peripheral), digestive system
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), congenital (peripheral), lower limb
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), congenital (peripheral), specified site NEC
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), congenital (peripheral), upper limb
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), peripheral NEC, congenital
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), peripheral NEC, congenital, digestive system
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), peripheral NEC, congenital, lower limb
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), peripheral NEC, congenital, specified site NEC
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), peripheral NEC, congenital, upper limb
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), venous, congenital
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), venous, congenital, digestive system
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), venous, congenital, lower limb
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), venous, congenital, specified site NEC
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), venous, congenital, upper limb
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), artery (peripheral), digestive system
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), artery (peripheral), lower limb
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), artery (peripheral), peripheral, specified NEC
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), artery (peripheral), specified site NEC
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), artery (peripheral), subclavian
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), artery (peripheral), upper limb
- Atresia, atretic, artery NEC
- Atresia, atretic, artery NEC, digestive system
- Atresia, atretic, artery NEC, lower limb
- Atresia, atretic, artery NEC, specified site NEC
- Atresia, atretic, artery NEC, upper limb
- Atresia, atretic, vascular NEC
- Atresia, atretic, vascular NEC, digestive system
- Atresia, atretic, vascular NEC, lower limb
- Atresia, atretic, vascular NEC, specified site NEC
- Atresia, atretic, vascular NEC, upper limb
- Atresia, atretic, vein NEC
- Atresia, atretic, vein NEC, digestive system
- Atresia, atretic, vein NEC, lower limb
- Atresia, atretic, vein NEC, specified site NEC
- Atresia, atretic, vein NEC, upper limb
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, artery, congenital NEC
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, artery, congenital NEC, digestive system
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, artery, congenital NEC, lower limb
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, artery, congenital NEC, specified site NEC
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, artery, congenital NEC, upper limb
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, artery (peripheral)
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, artery (peripheral), digestive system
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, artery (peripheral), lower limb
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, artery (peripheral), specified site NEC
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, artery (peripheral), upper limb
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, peripheral vascular system
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, peripheral vascular system, digestive system
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, peripheral vascular system, lower limb
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, peripheral vascular system, specified site NEC
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, peripheral vascular system, upper limb
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, vascular NEC peripheral
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, vascular NEC peripheral, digestive system
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, vascular NEC peripheral, lower limb
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, vascular NEC peripheral, specified site NEC
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, vascular NEC peripheral, upper limb
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, vein (s) (peripheral)
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, vein (s) (peripheral), digestive system
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, vein (s) (peripheral), lower limb
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, vein (s) (peripheral), specified site NEC
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, vein (s) (peripheral), upper limb
- Malformation (congenital), peripheral vascular system, specified type NEC
- Malposition, congenital, artery (peripheral)
- Malposition, congenital, artery (peripheral), digestive system
- Malposition, congenital, artery (peripheral), lower limb
- Malposition, congenital, artery (peripheral), specified site NEC
- Malposition, congenital, artery (peripheral), upper limb
- Malposition, congenital, peripheral vascular system
- Malposition, congenital, vein (s) (peripheral)
- Stricture, artery, congenital (peripheral)
- Stricture, artery, congenital (peripheral), digestive system
- Stricture, artery, congenital (peripheral), lower limb
- Stricture, artery, congenital (peripheral), specified site NEC
- Stricture, artery, congenital (peripheral), upper limb
- Varix (lower limb), congenital (any site)
- Varix (lower limb), esophagus (idiopathic) (primary) (ulcerated), congenital
- Varix (lower limb), orbit, congenital
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