ICD-10-CM › Q00-QA1 › Q65-Q79 › Q75.0 Craniosynostosis › Q75.04
Q75.04
Lambdoid craniosynostosis
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2024 to now.
- FY2024 Added to the code set Lambdoid craniosynostosis
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)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Plagiocephaly > non-deformational > posterior
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q75.00 | Craniosynostosis, unspecified | Not billable |
| Q75.01 | Sagittal craniosynostosis | Valid |
| Q75.02 | Coronal craniosynostosis | Not billable |
| Q75.03 | Metopic craniosynostosis | Valid |
| Q75.05 | Multi-suture craniosynostosis | Not billable |
| Q75.08 | Other single-suture craniosynostosis | Valid |