ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q91
Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 13
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- Q91
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q91
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q91 is a category (header) for trisomy 18 and trisomy 13. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in Q91
- Q91.0Trisomy 18, nonmosaicism (meiotic nondisjunction)
- Q91.1Trisomy 18, mosaicism (mitotic nondisjunction)
- Q91.2Trisomy 18, translocation
- Q91.3Trisomy 18, unspecified
- Q91.4Trisomy 13, nonmosaicism (meiotic nondisjunction)
- Q91.5Trisomy 13, mosaicism (mitotic nondisjunction)
- Q91.6Trisomy 13, translocation
- Q91.7Trisomy 13, unspecified
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