ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q20 Congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connections

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Q20 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connections. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block Q20–Q28 (Congenital malformations of the circulatory system) in Chapter XVII, Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XVII · Q00–Q99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Q20 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • dextrocardia with situs inversus Q89.3
  • mirror-image atrial arrangement with situs inversus Q89.3

Subcodes of Q20

Q20 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ20Medfødte misdannelser af hjertekamre

FinlandICD-10-FI

Q20Synnynnäiset sydämen lokeroiden ja yhteyksien epämuodostumat

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q20Angeborene Fehlbildungen der Herzhöhlen und verbindender Strukturen

FranceICD-10-FR

Q20Malformations congénitales des cavités et des orifices cardiaques

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q20congenitale misvormingen van hartcompartimenten en verbindingen

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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