ICD-10-CM Codes
Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Q50-Q56 Congenital malformations of genital organs
Q52- Other congenital malformations of female genitalia
2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q52.2

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q52.2

Congenital rectovaginal fistula

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Billable/Specific Code

POA Exempt

Q52.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM Q52.2 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q52.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 Q52.2 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as Q52.2. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

cloaca (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q43.7
Persistent cloaca
Applicable To
- Cloaca NOS
Q43.7
)

The following code(s) above Q52.2 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 Q52.2:

Q00-Q99
2020 ICD-10-CM Range Q00-Q99
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Note
- Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Type 2 Excludes
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Q50-Q56
2020 ICD-10-CM Range Q50-Q56
Congenital malformations of genital organs
Type 1 Excludes
- androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-)
- syndromes associated with anomalies in the number and form of chromosomes (Q90-Q99)
Congenital malformations of genital organs

Present On Admission

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.

Q52.2 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Q52.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

742 Uterine and adnexa procedures for non-malignancy with cc/mcc
743 Uterine and adnexa procedures for non-malignancy without cc/mcc
760 Menstrual and other female reproductive system disorders with cc/mcc
761 Menstrual and other female reproductive system disorders without cc/mcc

Convert Q52.2 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

Code annotations containing back-references to Q52.2:

Type 1 Excludes: Q43.6

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q43.6
Congenital fistula of rectum and anus
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital fistula of anus with absence, atresia and stenosis (Q42.2)
- congenital fistula of rectum with absence, atresia and stenosis (Q42.0)
- congenital rectovaginal fistula (Q52.2)
- congenital urethrorectal fistula (Q64.73)
- pilonidal fistula or sinus (L05.-)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Q52.2:

Fistula (cutaneous) L98.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L98.8
Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- enterovaginal N82.4
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N82.4
  Other female intestinal-genital tract fistulae
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Intestinouterine fistula
  - congenital Q52.2
- rectovaginal N82.3
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N82.3
  Fistula of vagina to large intestine
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Rectovaginal fistula
  - congenital Q52.2

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Q52.2

Q52.1 Doubling of vagina

Q52.10 …… unspecified

Q52.11 Transverse vaginal septum

Q52.12 Longitudinal vaginal septum

Q52.120 …… nonobstructing

Q52.121 …… obstructing, right side

Q52.122 …… obstructing, left side

Q52.123 …… microperforate, right side

Q52.124 …… microperforate, left side

Q52.129 Other and unspecified longitudinal vaginal septum

Q52.2 Congenital rectovaginal fistula

Q52.3 Imperforate hymen

Q52.4 Other congenital malformations of vagina

Q52.5 Fusion of labia

Q52.6 Congenital malformation of clitoris

Q52.7 Other and unspecified congenital malformations of vulva

Q52.70 Unspecified congenital malformations of vulva

Q52.71 Congenital absence of vulva

Q52.79 Other congenital malformations of vulva

Q52.8 Other specified congenital malformations of female genitalia

Q52.9 Congenital malformation of female genitalia, unspecified

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q52.2

Congenital rectovaginal fistula

Persistent cloaca

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Congenital malformations of genital organs

Congenital fistula of rectum and anus

Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Other female intestinal-genital tract fistulae

Fistula of vagina to large intestine