Craniosynostosis, unspecified

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2024 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

Q75.001 Craniosynostosis, unspecified type, unilateral
Q75.002 Craniosynostosis, unspecified type, bilateral
Q75.009 Craniosynostosis, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2024 to now.

FY2024 Added to the code set Craniosynostosis unspecified
FY2026 Description revised ~~Craniosynostosis unspecified~~ Craniosynostosis, unspecified

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from Q75 Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones

Excludes1 - never coded here

congenital malformation of face NOS (Q18.-)
congenital malformation syndromes classified to Q87.-
dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
musculoskeletal deformities of head and face (Q67.0-Q67.4)
skull defects associated with congenital anomalies of brain such as:
anencephaly (Q00.0)
encephalocele (Q01.-)
hydrocephalus (Q03.-)
microcephaly (Q02)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Q75.01	Sagittal craniosynostosis	Valid
Q75.02	Coronal craniosynostosis	Not billable
Q75.03	Metopic craniosynostosis	Valid
Q75.04	Lambdoid craniosynostosis	Not billable
Q75.05	Multi-suture craniosynostosis	Not billable
Q75.08	Other single-suture craniosynostosis	Valid