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Q38

Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:

  • Q38.0 Congenital malformations of lips, not elsewhere classified
  • Q38.1 Ankyloglossia
  • Q38.2 Macroglossia
  • Q38.3 Other congenital malformations of tongue
  • Q38.4 Congenital malformations of salivary glands and ducts
  • Q38.5 Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified
  • Q38.6 Other congenital malformations of mouth
  • Q38.7 Congenital pharyngeal pouch
  • Q38.8 Other congenital malformations of pharynx

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • dentofacial anomalies (M26.-)
  • macrostomia (Q18.4)
  • microstomia (Q18.5)