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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q38.3 Other congenital malformations of tongue

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Q38.3 is the ICD-10 code for Other congenital malformations of tongue. It is a four-character subcategory of Q38 (Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVII · Q00–Q99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Q38.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Aglossia
  • Bifid tongue
  • Congenital:
    • adhesion of tongue
    • fissure of tongue
    • malformation NOS of tongue
  • Hypoglossia
  • Hypoplasia of tongue
  • Microglossia

Q38.3 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

Q38.3Andra medfödda missbildningar av tungan

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q38.3Annen medfødt misdannelse i tunge

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ383Anden medfødt misdannelse i tungen

  • DQ383AAglossi
  • DQ383BMedfødt tungefistel
  • DQ383CMedfødt tungehypoplasi
  • DQ383DLingua bifida
  • DQ383EMikroglossi
  • DQ383FRanula congenita
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q38.3Muu synnynnäinen kieliepämuodostuma

  • Q38.30Synnynnäinen kielen puuttuminen
  • Q38.38Muu synnynnäinen kieliepämuodostuma
  • Q38.39Tarkemmin määrittämätön synnynnäinen kielen epämuodostuma
GermanyICD-10-GM

Q38.3Sonstige angeborene Fehlbildungen der Zunge

FranceICD-10-FR

Q38.3Autres malformations congénitales de la langue

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q38.3overige congenitale misvormingen van tong

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q38.3Other congenital malformations of tongue

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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