Q56 is the ICD-10 code for Indeterminate sex and pseudohermaphroditism. 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 Q50–Q56 (Congenital malformations of genital organs) 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 Q56 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of Q56
Q56 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q56Obestämt kön
DQ56Interseksualitet og pseudohermafroditisme
Q56Epäselvä sukupuoli ja valekaksineuvoisuus
Q56Unbestimmtes Geschlecht und Pseudohermaphroditismus
Q56Non-différenciation sexuelle et pseudo-hermaphrodisme
Q56onbepaald geslacht en pseudohermafroditisme
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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