Q65.00 ICD-10-CM Code: Congenital dislocation of unspecified hip, unilateral
Q65.00 is the authoritative medical code for Congenital dislocation of unspecified hip, unilateral. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for congenital dislocation of unspecified hip, unilateral (ICD-10-CM Q65.00), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with current federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)
MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.
- MS-DRG 564 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH MCC (MDC 08)
- MS-DRG 565 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC (MDC 08)
- MS-DRG 566 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 08)
A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.
Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Q65.00 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- clicking hip (R29.4)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with Q65.00?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, Q65.00 must not be reported together with: clicking hip (R29.4).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to Q65.00 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- Q65 — Congenital deformities of hip
- Q65.0 — Congenital dislocation of hip, unilateral
- Q65.01 — Congenital dislocation of right hip, unilateral
- Q65.02 — Congenital dislocation of left hip, unilateral
- Q65.1 — Congenital dislocation of hip, bilateral
- Q65.2 — Congenital dislocation of hip, unspecified
- Q65.3 — Congenital partial dislocation of hip, unilateral
- Q65.30 — Congenital partial dislocation of unspecified hip, unilateral
- Q65.31 — Congenital partial dislocation of right hip, unilateral
- Q65.32 — Congenital partial dislocation of left hip, unilateral