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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q39.8
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q39.8
Other congenital malformations of esophagus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- Q39.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM Q39.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q39.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 Q39.8 may differ.
Applicable To- Congenital absence of esophagus
- Congenital displacement of esophagus
- Congenital duplication of esophagus
The following code(s) above
Q39.8 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
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- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
Q39.8:
Approximate Synonyms
- Congenital absence esophagus with fistula
- Congenital absence of esophagus
- Congenital absence of esophagus with tracheo-esophageal fistula
- Congenital duplication of esophagus
- Congental absence esophagus with fistula
- Esophageal duplication
Present On AdmissionPOA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- Q39.8 is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM Q39.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 368 Major esophageal disorders with mcc
- 369 Major esophageal disorders with cc
- 370 Major esophageal disorders without cc/mcc
Convert Q39.8 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
- Agenesis
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- congenital NEC Q89.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q89.8
Other specified congenital malformations
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Use Additional- code(s) to identify all associated manifestations
- Displacement, displaced
- esophagus (acquired) K22.89
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K22.89
Other specified disease of esophagus
2022 - New Code 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Hemorrhage of esophagus NOS
- esophageal mucosa into cardia of stomach, congenital Q39.8
- Duplication, duplex - see also Accessory
- Fusion, fused (congenital)
- trachea and esophagus Q39.8
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic
- esophagus Q39.8 (congenital)
- Malformation (congenital) - see also Anomaly
- esophagus Q39.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q39.9
Congenital malformation of esophagus, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- Short, shortening, shortness
- esophagus Q39.8 (congenital)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Q39.8
Q38.7 Congenital pharyngeal pouch
Q38.8 Other congenital malformations of pharynx
Q39 Congenital malformations of esophagus
Q39.0 Atresia of esophagus without fistula
Q39.1 Atresia of esophagus with tracheo-esophageal fistula
Q39.2 Congenital tracheo-esophageal fistula without atresia
Q39.3 Congenital stenosis and stricture of esophagus
Q39.5 Congenital dilatation of esophagus
Q39.6 Congenital diverticulum of esophagus
Q39.8
Other congenital malformations of esophagus
Q39.9 Congenital malformation of esophagus, unspecified
Q40 Other congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract
Q40.0 Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
Q40.1 Congenital hiatus hernia
Q40.2 Other specified congenital malformations of stomach
Q40.3 Congenital malformation of stomach, unspecified
Q40.8 Other specified congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract
Q40.9 Congenital malformation of upper alimentary tract, unspecified
Q41 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine
Q41.0 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of duodenum
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.