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Q39

Congenital malformations of esophagus

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:

  • Q39.0 Atresia of esophagus without fistula
  • Q39.1 Atresia of esophagus with tracheo-esophageal fistula
  • Q39.2 Congenital tracheo-esophageal fistula without atresia
  • Q39.3 Congenital stenosis and stricture of esophagus
  • Q39.4 Esophageal web
  • Q39.5 Congenital dilatation of esophagus
  • Q39.6 Congenital diverticulum of esophagus
  • Q39.8 Other congenital malformations of esophagus
  • Q39.9 Congenital malformation of esophagus, unspecified

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 Congenital malformations of esophagus