Q39.2

Q39.2: Congenital tracheo-esophageal fistula without atresia

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q39.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital tracheo-esophageal fistula without atresia. 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 tracheo-esophageal fistula NOS

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q39.2 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
A57414Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Fistula›bronchoesophageal›congenital
Fistula›esophagobronchial›congenital
Fistula›esophagotracheal›congenital
Fistula›esophagus›congenital
Fistula›tracheoesophageal›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.