Q34.9

Q34.9: Congenital malformation of respiratory system, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q34.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation of respiratory system, unspecified. 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.

Congenital absence of respiratory system
Congenital anomaly of respiratory system NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q34.9

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Absence›respiratory organ NOS
Anomaly, anomalous›respiratory system
Defect, defective›respiratory system, congenital
Deformity›respiratory system(congenital)
Malformation›respiratory system
Development›incomplete›respiratory system

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.