Persistent left superior vena cava

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Persistent left superior vena cava

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Vestige, vestigial
Persistence, persistent > left > superior vena cava
Malformation > great > vein > persistent left superior vena cava

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Q26.0	Congenital stenosis of vena cava	Valid
Q26.2	Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection	Valid
Q26.3	Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection	Valid
Q26.4	Anomalous pulmonary venous connection, unspecified	Valid
Q26.5	Anomalous portal venous connection	Valid
Q26.6	Portal vein-hepatic artery fistula	Valid
Q26.8	Other congenital malformations of great veins	Valid
Q26.9	Congenital malformation of great vein, unspecified	Valid