ICD-10 diagnosis code
Q42 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of large intestine
Q42 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of large intestine. It is a three-character category divided into 6 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 Q42 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- congenital obstruction, occlusion and stricture of large intestine
Subcodes of Q42
- Q42.0Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of rectum with fistula
- Q42.1Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of rectum without fistula
- Q42.2Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of anus with fistula
- Q42.3Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of anus without fistula
- Q42.8Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of other parts of large intestine
- Q42.9Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of large intestine, part unspecified
Q42 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DQ42Agenesi, atresi og medfødt stenose af tyktarm, endetarm og analkanal
Q42Synnynnäinen paksusuolen puuttuminen, umpeuma tai ahtauma
Q42Angeborene(s) Fehlen, Atresie und Stenose des Dickdarmes
Q42Absence, atrésie et sténose congénitales du côlon
Q42congenitale afwezigheid, atresie en stenose van dikke 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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