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ICD-10-CM Code Q45
Other congenital malformations of digestive system

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code Q45 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of Q45 that describes the diagnosis 'other congenital malformations of digestive system' in more detail.


Coding Notes for Q45 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia - instead, use code Q79.0
Congenital hiatus hernia - instead, use code Q40.1

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Q45 - Other congenital malformations of digestive system'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Q45. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


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