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Q43.3 Congenital malformations of intestinal fixation

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Q43.3 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital malformations of intestinal fixation. It is a four-character subcategory of Q43 (Other congenital malformations of intestine), 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 Q43.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Congenital adhesions [bands]:
    • omental, anomalous
    • peritoneal
  • Jackson membrane
  • Malrotation of colon
  • Rotation:
    • failure of of caecum and colon
    • incomplete of caecum and colon
    • insufficient of caecum and colon
  • Universal mesentery

Q43.3 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

Q43.3Medfödd missbildning av tarmfästet

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q43.3Medfødt misdannelse i tarmfeste

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ433Medfødt misdannelse i mesenterie, oment eller peritoneum

  • DQ433AMedfødte anormale sammenvoksninger i oment
  • DQ433BMedfødte sammenvoksninger i peritoneum
  • DQ433CJacksons membran
  • DQ433DMalrotation af caecum
  • DQ433EMalrotation af colon
  • DQ433FMalrotation af tyndtarm
  • DQ433GMesenterium ileo-colicum commune
  • DQ433HMesenterium universale
  • and 1 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

Listed through more specific codes:

  • Q43.30Paksunsuolen kiertymishäiriö
  • Q43.31Vatsaontelon synnynnäiset kiinnikkeet
  • Q43.38Muu synnynnäinen suolen kiinnittymisen häiriö
GermanyICD-10-GM

Q43.3Angeborene Fehlbildungen, die die Darmfixation betreffen

FranceICD-10-FR

Q43.3Malformations congénitales de fixation de l'intestin

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q43.3congenitale misvormingen van darmophanging

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q43.3Congenital malformations of intestinal fixation

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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