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.
Q26.8Andra specificerade medfödda missbildningar av de stora venerna
Q26.8Annen spesifisert medfødt misdannelse i stor vene
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
Q26.8Muu suurten laskimoiden synnynnäinen epämuodostuma
Q26.8Sonstige angeborene Fehlbildungen der großen Venen
Q26.8Autres malformations congénitales des grandes veines
Q26.8overige gespecificeerde congenitale misvormingen van grote venen
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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