Q62.6 is the ICD-10 code for Malposition of ureter. It is a four-character subcategory of Q62 (Congenital obstructive defects of renal pelvis and congenital malformations of ureter), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Q60–Q64 (Congenital malformations of the urinary 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 Q62.6 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Deviation
- (of) ureter or ureteric orifice
- Displacement
- (of) ureter or ureteric orifice
- Ectopic
- (of) ureter or ureteric orifice
- Implantation, anomalous
- (of) ureter or ureteric orifice
Q62.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q62.6Malposisjon av urinleder
DQ626Malpositio ureteris
- DQ626AEktopisk urinleder
Q62.6Virtsanjohtimen virhesijainti
Q62.6Lageanomalie des Ureters
Q62.6Malposition de l'uretère
Q62.6liggingsafwijking van ureter
Listed through more specific codes:
- Q62.60Malposition of ureter, unspecified
- Q62.61Deviation of ureter
- Q62.62Displacement of ureter
- Q62.63Anomalous implantation of ureter
- Q62.69Other malposition of ureter
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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