Craniosynostosis, unspecified
Billable / specificPOA exempt
Q75.009 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Imperfect fusion of skull
Includes (from Q75)
- Note: Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
- congenital malformation of face NOS (Q18.-) (from Q75)
- congenital malformation syndromes classified to Q87.- (from Q75)
- dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-) (from Q75)
- musculoskeletal deformities of head and face (Q67.0-Q67.4) (from Q75)
- skull defects associated with congenital anomalies of brain such as: (from Q75)
- anencephaly (Q00.0) (from Q75)
- encephalocele (Q01.-) (from Q75)
- hydrocephalus (Q03.-) (from Q75)
- microcephaly (Q02) (from Q75)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Also known as
- Imperfect fusion of skull
- Acrocephaly
- Closure, cranial sutures, premature
- Craniostenosis
- Craniosynostosis
- Deficiency, deficient, craniofacial axis
- Imperfect, closure, skull
- Ossification, fontanel, premature
- Oxycephaly, oxycephalic
Parent code
- Q75.00Craniosynostosis, unspecifiedHeader