Q39.9
Q39.9: Congenital malformation of esophagus, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q39.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation of esophagus, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q39.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q39.9 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
- Anomaly, anomalous›esophagus
- Defect, defective›esophagus, congenital
- Deformity›esophagus(congenital)
- Malformation›esophagus
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Q39
- Q39.0Atresia of esophagus without fistula
- Q39.1Atresia of esophagus with tracheo-esophageal fistula
- Q39.2Congenital tracheo-esophageal fistula without atresia
- Q39.3Congenital stenosis and stricture of esophagus
- Q39.4Esophageal web
- Q39.5Congenital dilatation of esophagus
- Q39.6Congenital diverticulum of esophagus
- Q39.8Other congenital malformations of esophagus