ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q40.8
Other specified congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q40.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q40 — Other congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q40.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other specified congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract. 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 Q40
- Q40Other congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract
- Q40.0Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
- Q40.1Congenital hiatus hernia
- Q40.2Other specified congenital malformations of stomach
- Q40.3Congenital malformation of stomach, unspecified
- Q40.9Congenital malformation of upper alimentary tract, unspecified
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