2021 ICD-10-CM Code Q66.02
Congenital talipes equinovarus, left foot
Valid for Submission
Q66.02 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of congenital talipes equinovarus, left foot. The code Q66.02 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code Q66.02 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like congenital talipes equinovarus of left foot, congenital talipes equinovarus of left foot, congenital talipes equinovarus of right foot, congenital talipes equinus, congenital talipes equinus , talipes equinovarus of both feet, etc. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.
| ICD-10: | Q66.02 |
| Short Description: | Congenital talipes equinovarus, left foot |
| Long Description: | Congenital talipes equinovarus, left foot |
Code Classification
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Congenital talipes equinovarus of left foot
- Congenital talipes equinovarus of left foot
- Congenital talipes equinovarus of right foot
- Congenital talipes equinus
- Congenital talipes equinus
- Talipes equinovarus of both feet
- Talipes equinus
- Talipes equinus
- Talipes varus of bilateral feet
- Talipes varus of left foot
- Talipes varus of left foot
- Talipes varus of right foot
- Varus deformities of feet
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code Q66.02 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
- 564 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH MCC - Relative Weight: 1.5138
- 565 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC - Relative Weight: 1.0063
- 566 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 0.7515
Present on Admission (POA)
Q66.02 is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here .
CMS POA Indicator Options and Definitions
| POA Indicator Code | POA Reason for Code | CMS will pay the CC/MCC DRG? |
|---|---|---|
| Y | Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission. | YES |
| N | Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission. | NO |
| U | Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | NO |
| W | Clinically undetermined - unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | YES |
| 1 | Unreported/Not used - Exempt from POA reporting. | NO |
Replacement Code
Q6602 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- Q66.0 - Congenital talipes equinovarus
Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020