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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q40.8
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q40.8
Other specified congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- Q40.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Oth congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM Q40.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q40.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 Q40.8 may differ.
The following code(s) above
Q40.8 contain annotation back-references
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that may be applicable to
Q40.8:
POA 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.
- Q40.8 is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM Q40.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
- 394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
- 395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
Convert Q40.8 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)
- alimentary tract (congenital) Q45.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
- Duplication of digestive system
- Malposition, congenital of digestive system
- digestive organ(s) Q45.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
- Duplication of digestive system
- Malposition, congenital of digestive system
- Agenesis
- alimentary tract (complete) (partial) Q45.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
- Duplication of digestive system
- Malposition, congenital of digestive system
- digestive organ(s) or tract (complete) (partial) Q45.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
- Duplication of digestive system
- Malposition, congenital of digestive system
- Atresia, atretic
- alimentary organ or tract NEC Q45.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
- Duplication of digestive system
- Malposition, congenital of digestive system
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic
- alimentary tract, congenital Q45.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
- Duplication of digestive system
- Malposition, congenital of digestive system
- digestive organ(s) Q45.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
- Duplication of digestive system
- Malposition, congenital of digestive system
- Imperfect
- closure (congenital)
- alimentary tract NEC Q45.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
- Duplication of digestive system
- Malposition, congenital of digestive system
- Malformation (congenital) - see also Anomaly
- alimentary tract Q45.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.9
Congenital malformation of digestive system, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Congenital anomaly of digestive system
- Congenital deformity of digestive system
- upper Q40.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q40.9
Congenital malformation of upper alimentary tract, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Congenital anomaly of upper alimentary tract
- Congenital deformity of upper alimentary tract
- Malposition
- congenital
- alimentary tract Q45.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
- Duplication of digestive system
- Malposition, congenital of digestive system
- digestive organ or tract NEC Q45.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
- Duplication of digestive system
- Malposition, congenital of digestive system
- Patulous - see also Imperfect, closure (congenital)
- alimentary tract Q45.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
- Duplication of digestive system
- Malposition, congenital of digestive system
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Q40.8
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
Q41.1 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of jejunum
Q41.2 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of ileum
Q41.8 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of other specified parts of small intestine
Q41.9 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine, part unspecified
Q42 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of large intestine
Q42.0 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of rectum with fistula
Q42.1 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of rectum without fistula
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