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Q38.4 Congenital malformations of salivary glands and ducts

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Q38.4 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital malformations of salivary glands and ducts. 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 Q38.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Absence
    • (of) salivary gland or duct
  • Accessory
    • (of) salivary gland or duct
  • Atresia
    • (of) salivary gland or duct
  • Congenital fistula of salivary gland

Q38.4 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

Q38.4Medfödda missbildningar av spottkörtlar och spottkörtelgångar

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q38.4Medfødt misdannelse i spyttkjertel eller spyttkjertelgang

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ384Medfødt misdannelse i spytkirtel eller udførselsgang

  • DQ384AAgenesi af udførselsgang fra spytkirtel
  • DQ384BAgenesi af spytkirtel
  • DQ384CAtresi af udførselsgang fra spytkirtel
  • DQ384DAtresi af spytkirtel
  • DQ384EDuctus salivarius accessorius
  • DQ384FMedfødt spytkirtelfistel
  • DQ384GGlandula salivaria accessoria
  • DQ384HMedfødt hypoplasi af udførselsgang fra spytkirtel
  • and 2 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q38.4Synnynnäiset sylkirauhasten ja sylkirauhastiehyeiden epämuodostumat

  • Q38.42Sylkirauhastiehyeen umpeuma tai puuttuminen
  • Q38.48Muu määritetty sylkirauhasen tai sylkirauhastiehyeen epämuodostuma
  • Q38.49Määrittämätön sylkirauhasen tai sylkirauhastiehyeen epämuodostuma
GermanyICD-10-GM

Q38.4Angeborene Fehlbildungen der Speicheldrüsen und Speicheldrüsenausführungsgänge

FranceICD-10-FR

Q38.4Malformations congénitales des glandes et des canaux salivaires

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q38.4congenitale misvormingen van speekselklieren en -afvoergangen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q38.4Congenital malformations of salivary glands and ducts

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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