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ICD-10-CM Codes
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Q00-Q99
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
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Q38-Q45
Other congenital malformations of the digestive system
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Q44-
Congenital malformations of gallbladder, bile ducts and liver
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q44.6
Cystic disease of liver
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- Q44.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM Q44.6 became effective on October 1, 2017.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q44.6 - other international versions of ICD-10 Q44.6 may differ.
Applicable To- Fibrocystic disease of liver
The following code(s) above
Q44.6 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
Q44.6:
- Congenital cystic disease of liver
- Cystic liver, congenital
Clinical Information
- A usually asymptomatic hereditary disorder which is often associated with polycystic kidney disease. It is characterized by the presence of fluid-filled biliary cysts throughout the liver.
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.
- Q44.6 is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM Q44.6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):
- 441 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with mcc
- 442 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with cc
- 443 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis without cc/mcc
Convert Q44.6 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
Code annotations containing back-references to Q44.6:
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- congenital NEC Q89.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q89.8
Other specified congenital malformations
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Use Additional- code(s) to identify all associated manifestations
- liver (idiopathic) (simple) K76.89
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K76.89
Other specified diseases of liver
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Cyst (simple) of liver
- Focal nodular hyperplasia of liver
- Hepatoptosis
- Cystic - see also condition
- Degeneration, degenerative
- liver (diffuse) K76.89
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K76.89
Other specified diseases of liver
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Cyst (simple) of liver
- Focal nodular hyperplasia of liver
- Hepatoptosis
- cystic K76.89
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K76.89
Other specified diseases of liver
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Cyst (simple) of liver
- Focal nodular hyperplasia of liver
- Hepatoptosis
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- cystic
- liver (chronic) (organic) K76.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K76.9
Liver disease, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
- cystic, congenital Q44.6
- fibrocystic Q44.6 (congenital)
- polycystic Q44.6 (congenital)
- polycystic
- Fibrocystic
- Polycystic (disease)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Q44.6
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
Q45.8 Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system
Q45.9 Congenital malformation of digestive system, unspecified
Q50 Congenital malformations of ovaries, fallopian tubes and broad ligaments
Q50.0 Congenital absence of ovary
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
