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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q44.2
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q44.2
Atresia of bile ducts
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- Q44.2 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 Q44.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q44.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 Q44.2 may differ.
The following code(s) above
Q44.2 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- 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
Q44.2:
- Atresia of bile duct
- Bile duct atresia
- Biliary atresia, congenital
- Carolis disease with obstruction
- Congenital biliary atresia
- Congenital dilatation of lobar intrahepatic bile duct with obstruction
Clinical Information
- A congenital disorder characterized by blockage or absence of the extrahepatic bile ducts.
- A congenital disorder characterized by blockage or absence of the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts.
- Progressive destruction or the absence of all or part of the extrahepatic bile ducts, resulting in the complete obstruction of bile flow. Usually, biliary atresia is found in infants and accounts for one third of the neonatal cholestatic jaundice.
- Progressive destruction or the absence of all or part of the extrahepatic bile ducts, resulting in the complete obstruction of bile flow; found mainly in infants.
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.
- Q44.2 is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM Q44.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 444 Disorders of the biliary tract with mcc
- 445 Disorders of the biliary tract with cc
- 446 Disorders of the biliary tract without cc/mcc
Convert Q44.2 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Q44.2
Q43.3 Congenital malformations of intestinal fixation
Q43.4 Duplication of intestine
Q43.6 Congenital fistula of rectum and anus
Q43.8 Other specified congenital malformations of intestine
Q43.9 Congenital malformation of intestine, unspecified
Q44 Congenital malformations of gallbladder, bile ducts and liver
Q44.0 Agenesis, aplasia and hypoplasia of gallbladder
Q44.1 Other congenital malformations of gallbladder
Q44.2
Atresia of bile ducts
Q44.3 Congenital stenosis and stricture of bile ducts
Q44.5 Other congenital malformations of bile ducts
Q44.6 Cystic disease of liver
Q44.7 Other congenital malformations of liver
Q45 Other congenital malformations of digestive system
Q45.0 Agenesis, aplasia and hypoplasia of pancreas
Q45.2 Congenital pancreatic cyst
Q45.3 Other congenital malformations of pancreas and pancreatic duct
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
