Q38.8

Q38.8: Other congenital malformations of pharynx

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q38.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of pharynx. 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 malformation of pharynx NOS
Imperforate pharynx

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q38.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q38: Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx

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

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Anomaly, anomalous›pharynx
Anomaly, anomalous›throat
Deformity›pharynx(congenital)
Imperforate›pharynx
Malformation›pharynx
Malformation›throat
Insufficiency, insufficient›velopharyngeal›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q38