Q34.8

Q34.8: Other specified congenital malformations of respiratory system

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q34.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified congenital malformations of respiratory system. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Atresia of nasopharynx

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q34.8

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Q34: Other congenital malformations of respiratory system

congenital central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome (G47.35)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

Q34.8 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Agenesis›respiratory organ NEC
Atresia, atretic›nasopharynx
Duplication, duplex›respiratory organs NEC
Fistula›laryngotracheal, congenital
Fusion, fused›larynx and trachea
Hypoplasia, hypoplastic›respiratory system NEC
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›upper respiratory, congenital
Union, abnormal›larynx and trachea
Anomaly, anomalous›respiratory system›specified NEC
Communication›between›pericardial sac and pleural sac
Malposition›congenital›respiratory organ or system NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.