Q43.8
Billable codeOther specified congenital malformations of intestine
The ICD-10 code for other specified congenital malformations of intestine is Q43.8.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Congenital blind loop syndrome
- Congenital diverticulitis, colon
- Congenital diverticulum, intestine
- Dolichocolon
- Megaloappendix
- Megaloduodenum
- Microcolon
- Transposition of appendix
- Transposition of colon
- Transposition of intestine
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Q43.0Meckel's diverticulum (displaced) (hypertrophic)
- Q43.1Hirschsprung's disease
- Q43.2Other congenital functional disorders of colon
- Q43.3Congenital malformations of intestinal fixation
- Q43.4Duplication of intestine
- Q43.5Ectopic anus
- Q43.6Congenital fistula of rectum and anus
- Q43.7Persistent cloaca
- Q43.9Congenital malformation of intestine, unspecified
- Q43.8Other specified congenital malformations of intestine
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 7515Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
Q43.8 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 314Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 315Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 316Other Circulatory System Diagnoses without CC/MCC
- DRG 393Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 394Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 395Other Digestive System Diagnoses without CC/MCC