Q56

Non-Billable

ChapterQ00–Q99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Indeterminate sex and pseudohermaphroditism

Use a more specific code (5 billable)

Metadata & Insights

•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-)
syndromes associated with anomalies in the number and form of chromosomes (Q90-Q99)

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

46,XX true hermaphrodite (Q99.1)
androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-)
chimera 46,XX/46,XY true hermaphrodite (Q99.0)
female pseudohermaphroditism with adrenocortical disorder (E25.-)
pseudohermaphroditism with specified chromosomal anomaly (Q96-Q99)
pure gonadal dysgenesis (Q99.1)

BillableHas subcodes

CH17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)

Q50-Q56Congenital malformations of genital organs (Q50-Q56)

Q56Indeterminate sex and pseudohermaphroditismNot billable

Q56.0Hermaphroditism, not elsewhere classifiedBillable

Q56.1Male pseudohermaphroditism, not elsewhere classifiedBillable

Q56.2Female pseudohermaphroditism, not elsewhere classifiedBillable

Q56.3Pseudohermaphroditism, unspecifiedBillable

Q56.4Indeterminate sex, unspecifiedBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Q56:

Congenital malformations of genital organs (Q50-Q56)

chapterCH17

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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