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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q38 Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx

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Q38 is the ICD-10 code for Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx. 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 Q38–Q45 (Other congenital malformations of the digestive 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 Q38 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

Subcodes of Q38

Q38 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

Q38Andra medfödda missbildningar av tunga, mun och svalg

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ38Andre medfødte misdannelser i tunge, mund og svælg

FinlandICD-10-FI

Q38Muut synnynnäiset kielen, suun ja nielun epämuodostumat

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q38Sonstige angeborene Fehlbildungen der Zunge, des Mundes und des Rachens

FranceICD-10-FR

Q38Autres malformations congénitales de la langue, de la bouche et du pharynx

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q38overige congenitale isvormingen van tong, mond en farynx

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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