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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q43.8 Other specified congenital malformations of intestine

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Q43.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified congenital malformations of intestine. 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 Q43.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Congenital:
    • blind loop syndrome
    • diverticulitis, colon
    • diverticulum, intestine
  • Dolichocolon
  • Megaloappendix
  • Megaloduodenum
  • Microcolon
  • Transposition of:
    • appendix
    • colon
    • intestine

Q43.8 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

Q43.8Andra specificerade medfödda missbildningar av tarmen

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q43.8Annen spesifisert medfødt misdannelse i tarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ438Anden medfødt misdannelse i mave-tarm-kanalen

  • DQ438AMedfødt blind loop-syndrom
  • DQ438BCaecum mobile
  • DQ438CMedfødt colondivertikulitis
  • DQ438DMedfødt colondivertikel
  • DQ438EMedfødt divertikel i duodenum
  • DQ438FMedfødt divertikel i tyndtarm
  • DQ438GColon elongatum
  • DQ438HDuplikation af anus
  • and 12 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q43.8Muu synnynnäinen suolen epämuodostuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q43.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete angeborene Fehlbildungen des Darmes

FranceICD-10-FR

Q43.8Autres malformations congénitales précisées de l'intestin

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q43.8overig gespecificeerde congenitale misvormingen van darm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q43.8Other specified congenital malformations of intestine

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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