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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q38.5 Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified

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Q38.5 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified. 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 Q38.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Absence of uvula
  • Congenital malformation of palate NOS
  • High arched palate

What Q38.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • cleft palate Q35.-
  • cleft palate

Q38.5 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

Q38.5Medfödda missbildningar av gommen som ej klassificeras på annan plats

  • Q38.5AMedfödd gominsufficiens
  • Q38.5WAnnan specificerad medfödd missbildning i gommen
  • Q38.5XMedfödd missbildning i gommen, ospecificerad
NorwayICD-10-NO

Q38.5Medfødt misdannelse i gane, ikke klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ385Medfødt misdannelse i ganen IKA

  • DQ385AAgenesi af uvula
  • DQ385BHøj hvælvet gane
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q38.5Muualla luokittamattomat synnynnäiset suulaen epämuodostumat

  • Q38.50Kitapurjeen puutos
  • Q38.51Korkea kaareutuva suulaki
  • Q38.58Tarkemmin määrittämätön suulaen synnynnäinen epämuodostuma
GermanyICD-10-GM

Q38.5Angeborene Fehlbildungen des Gaumens, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

Q38.5Malformations congénitales du palais, non classées ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q38.5congenitale misvormingen van gehemelte, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q38.5Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified

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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