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Category · FY2027

Q38 Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx

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Q38 is not billable. The category heads 9 billable codes in FY2027: the 9 codes directly below it.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 17 Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA1)
  2. Q38-Q45 Other congenital malformations of the digestive system (Q38-Q45)
  3. Q38 Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx
Billable codes
9
Subdivisions
9
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
115

Codes in Q38

  1. Q38.0
    Congenital malformations of lips, not elsewhere classified
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 3, Excludes1 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Congenital fistula of lip
    • Congenital malformation of lip NOS
    • Van der Woude's syndrome

    Excludes1

    • cleft lip (Q36.-) Q36
    • cleft lip with cleft palate (Q37.-) Q37
    • macrocheilia (Q18.6) Q18.6
    • microcheilia (Q18.7) Q18.7
  2. Q38.1
    Ankyloglossia
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Tongue tie
  3. Q38.2
    Macroglossia
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Congenital hypertrophy of tongue
  4. Q38.3
    Other congenital malformations of tongue
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 9

    Inclusion terms

    • Aglossia
    • Bifid tongue
    • Congenital adhesion of tongue
    • Congenital fissure of tongue
    • Congenital malformation of tongue NOS
    • Double tongue
    • Hypoglossia
    • Hypoplasia of tongue
    • Microglossia
  5. Q38.4
    Congenital malformations of salivary glands and ducts
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Atresia of salivary glands and ducts
    • Congenital absence of salivary glands and ducts
    • Congenital accessory salivary glands and ducts
    • Congenital fistula of salivary gland
  6. Q38.5
    Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 3, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Congenital absence of uvula
    • Congenital malformation of palate NOS
    • Congenital high arched palate

    Excludes1

    • cleft palate (Q35.-) Q35
    • cleft palate with cleft lip (Q37.-) Q37
  7. Q38.6
    Other congenital malformations of mouth
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Congenital malformation of mouth NOS
  8. Q38.7
    Congenital pharyngeal pouch
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Congenital diverticulum of pharynx

    Excludes1

    • pharyngeal pouch syndrome (D82.1) D82.1
  9. Q38.8
    Other congenital malformations of pharynx
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Congenital malformation of pharynx NOS
    • Imperforate pharynx

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Instructions

At Q38

Excludes1

  • dentofacial anomalies (M26.-) M26
  • macrostomia (Q18.4) Q18.4
  • microstomia (Q18.5) Q18.5

Notes that also apply

Chapter 17 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 1): printed on the chapter 17 page.

Index entries

  • Van der Woude's syndrome → Q38.0
  • Ankyloglossia → Q38.1
  • Macroglossia (congenital) → Q38.2
  • Aglossia (congenital) → Q38.3
  • Hypoglossia → Q38.3
  • Microglossia (congenital) → Q38.3
  • Acheilia → Q38.6
  • Fordyce's disease (mouth) → Q38.6
  • Agenesislip → Q38.0
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type)lip → Q38.0
  • Malformation (congenital)lip → Q38.0
  • Frenum, frenulumtongue (shortening) (congenital) → Q38.1
  • Short, shortening, shortnessfrenum, frenulum, linguae (congenital) → Q38.1
  • Syndromeankyloglossia superior → Q38.1
  • Tonguetie → Q38.1
  • Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)tongue, congenital → Q38.3
  • Accessory (congenital)tongue → Q38.3
  • Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective)tongue, congenital (to gum or roof of mouth) → Q38.3
  • Agenesistongue → Q38.3
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type)tongue → Q38.3
  • Bifid (congenital)tongue → Q38.3
  • Bifurcation (congenital)tongue, congenital → Q38.3
  • Deformitytongue (congenital) → Q38.3
  • Displacement, displacedtongue (downward) (congenital) → Q38.3
  • Distortion(s) (congenital)tongue → Q38.3
  • Doubletongue → Q38.3
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplastictongue → Q38.3
  • Malformation (congenital)lingual → Q38.3
  • Malformation (congenital)tongue (congenital) → Q38.3
  • Trifidtongue → Q38.3
  • Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)salivary gland(s), congenital → Q38.4
  • Accessory (congenital)parotid gland (and duct) → Q38.4
  • Accessory (congenital)salivary gland → Q38.4
  • Accessory (congenital)submaxillary gland → Q38.4
  • Agenesisparotid gland(s) → Q38.4
  • Agenesissalivary gland → Q38.4
  • Agenesissubmaxillary gland(s) (congenital) → Q38.4
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type)Bartholin's duct → Q38.4
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type)parotid (gland) → Q38.4
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type)salivary duct or gland → Q38.4

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