ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q43.7
Persistent cloaca
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q43.7
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q43 — Other congenital malformations of intestine
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q43.7 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of persistent cloaca. 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 Q43
- Q43Other congenital malformations of intestine
- Q43.0Meckel's diverticulum (displaced) (hypertrophic)
- Q43.1Hirschsprung's disease
- Q43.2Other congenital functional disorders of colon
- Q43.3Congenital malformations of intestinal fixation
- Q43.4Duplication of intestine
- Q43.5Ectopic anus
- Q43.6Congenital fistula of rectum and anus
- Q43.8Other specified congenital malformations of intestine
- Q43.9Congenital malformation of intestine, unspecified
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