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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q40.9 Congenital malformation of upper alimentary tract, unspecified

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Q40.9 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital malformation of upper alimentary tract, unspecified. It is a four-character subcategory of Q40 (Other congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract), 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 Q40.9 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Congenital:
    • anomaly NOS of upper alimentary tract
    • deformity NOS of upper alimentary tract

Q40.9 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

Q40.9Medfödd missbildning i övre delen av matsmältningskanalen, ospecificerad

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q40.9Uspesifisert medfødt misdannelse i øvre del av fordøyelseskanalen

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ409Medfødt misdannelse i øvre fordøjelsesorganer UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

Q40.9Määrittämätön synnynnäinen ruuansulatuskanavan yläosan epämuodostuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q40.9Angeborene Fehlbildung des oberen Verdauungstraktes, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

Q40.9Malformation congénitale des voies digestives supérieures, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q40.9congenitale misvorming van bovenste deel van spijsverteringskanaal, niet-

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q40.9Congenital malformation of upper alimentary tract, unspecified

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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