Q39.5

Q39.5: Congenital dilatation of esophagus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q39.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital dilatation of esophagus. 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 cardiospasm

Other codes that can never be billed with Q39.5

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

K22.0Achalasia of cardia

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q39.5 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Achalasia›congenital
Cardiospasm›congenital
Giant›esophagus, congenital
Megaesophagus›congenital
Megaloesophagus›congenital
Cardiospasm›congenital›with megaesophagus
Dilatation›esophagus›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.