ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q26.8 Other congenital malformations of great veins

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Q26.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other congenital malformations of great veins. It is a four-character subcategory of Q26 (Congenital malformations of great veins), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Q20–Q28 (Congenital malformations of the circulatory system) in Chapter XVII, Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVII · Q00–Q99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Q26.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Absence of vena cava (inferior)(superior)
  • Azygos continuation of inferior vena cava
  • Persistent left posterior cardinal vein
  • Scimitar syndrome

Q26.8 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q26.8Annen spesifisert medfødt misdannelse i stor vene

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ268Anden medfødt misdannelse i de store vener

  • DQ268AAgenesia venae cavae
  • DQ268BScimitar syndrom
  • DQ268CVena cardinalis posterior sinistra persistens
  • DQ268DVena cava inferior med atypisk indløb af vena azygos
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q26.8Muu suurten laskimoiden synnynnäinen epämuodostuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q26.8Sonstige angeborene Fehlbildungen der großen Venen

FranceICD-10-FR

Q26.8Autres malformations congénitales des grandes veines

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q26.8overige gespecificeerde congenitale misvormingen van grote venen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q26.8Other congenital malformations of great veins

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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