ICD-10 diagnosis code
Q41 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine
Q41 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine. It is a three-character category divided into 5 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 Q41 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- congenital obstruction, occlusion and stricture of small intestine or intestine NOS
What Q41 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- meconium ileus E84.1
Subcodes of Q41
- Q41.0Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of duodenum
- Q41.1Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of jejunum
- Q41.2Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of ileum
- Q41.8Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of other specified parts of small intestine
- Q41.9Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine, part unspecified
Q41 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DQ41Agenesi, atresi og medfødt stenose af tyndtarm
Q41Synnynnäinen ohutsuolen puuttuminen, umpeuma tai ahtauma
Q41Angeborene(s) Fehlen, Atresie und Stenose des Dünndarmes
Q41Absence, atrésie et sténose congénitales de l'intestin grêle
Q41congenitale afwezigheid, atresie en stenose van dunne darm
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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