ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q75.001
Craniosynostosis, unspecified type, unilateral
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q75.001
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q75 — Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q75.001 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of craniosynostosis, unspecified type, unilateral. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in Q75
- Q75Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones
- Q75.0Craniosynostosis
- Q75.00Craniosynostosis, unspecified
- Q75.002Craniosynostosis, unspecified type, bilateral
- Q75.009Craniosynostosis, unspecified
- Q75.01Sagittal craniosynostosis
- Q75.02Coronal craniosynostosis
- Q75.021Coronal craniosynostosis, unilateral
- Q75.022Coronal craniosynostosis, bilateral
- Q75.029Coronal craniosynostosis, unspecified
- Q75.03Metopic craniosynostosis
- Q75.04Lambdoid craniosynostosis
- Q75.041Lambdoid craniosynostosis, unilateral
- Q75.042Lambdoid craniosynostosis, bilateral
- Q75.049Lambdoid craniosynostosis, unspecified
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