ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q38.7
Congenital pharyngeal pouch
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q38.7
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q38 — Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q38.7 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of congenital pharyngeal pouch. 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 Q38
- Q38Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx
- Q38.0Congenital malformations of lips, not elsewhere classified
- Q38.1Ankyloglossia
- Q38.2Macroglossia
- Q38.3Other congenital malformations of tongue
- Q38.4Congenital malformations of salivary glands and ducts
- Q38.5Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified
- Q38.6Other congenital malformations of mouth
- Q38.8Other congenital malformations of pharynx
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