ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q33.5
Ectopic tissue in lung
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q33.5
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q33 — Congenital malformations of lung
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q33.5 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of ectopic tissue in lung. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in Q33
- Q33Congenital malformations of lung
- Q33.0Congenital cystic lung
- Q33.1Accessory lobe of lung
- Q33.2Sequestration of lung
- Q33.3Agenesis of lung
- Q33.4Congenital bronchiectasis
- Q33.6Congenital hypoplasia and dysplasia of lung
- Q33.8Other congenital malformations of lung
- Q33.9Congenital malformation of lung, unspecified
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