Q87 ICD-10-CA category: Other specified congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systems
Q87 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 7 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
Q87Other specified congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systems
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in Q87
Q87 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Q87.0Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearanceQ87.1Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short statureQ87.2Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly involving limbsQ87.3Congenital malformation syndromes involving early overgrowthQ87.4Marfan's syndromeQ87.5Other congenital malformation syndromes with other skeletal changesQ87.8Other specified congenital malformation syndromes, not elsewhere classifiedNotes for Q87
As CIHI prints them, with any note Q87 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Where Q87 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- 2Block Q80-Q89Other congenital malformations
- 3Category Q87Other specified congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systems
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is Q87 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. Q87 (Other specified congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systems) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 7 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is Q87 in ICD-10-CA?
Q87 sits under Q80-Q89 Other congenital malformations, within Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
What coding notes apply to Q87?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for Q87, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside Q87
View Q80-Q89Q80Congenital ichthyosisQ81Epidermolysis bullosaQ82Other congenital malformations of skinQ83Congenital malformations of breastQ84Other congenital malformations of integumentQ85Phakomatoses, not elsewhere classifiedQ86Congenital malformation syndromes due to known exogenous causes, not elsewhere classifiedQ89Other congenital malformations, not elsewhere classified