Diagnosis Code

Q38.0 CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF LIPS, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q38.0

Short Description: Congenital malformations of lips, not elsewhere classified

Long Description: Congenital malformations of lips, not elsewhere classified

The code Q38.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • Other congenital malformations of the digestive system (Q38-Q45)
      • Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx (Q38)
        • Q38.0 Congenital malformations of lips, not elsewhere classified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Aberrant insertion of labial frenulum
  • Broad attachment of labial frenum
  • Caliber persistent labial artery
  • Congenital anomaly of lip
  • Congenital anomaly of oral mucosa
  • Congenital commissural pits
  • Congenital double lip
  • Congenital ectropion of lip
  • Congenital fistula of commissure of lips
  • Congenital fistula of lip
  • Congenital hyperplasia of sebaceous glands of lip
  • Congenital lip pits
  • Congenital lower lip pits
  • Enlarged labial frenum
  • Finding of arrangement of lip
  • Fistula of lip
  • High upper lip line
  • Ichthyosis, alopecia, eclabion, ectropion, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Lamellar ichthyosis
  • Median nodule of upper lip
  • Midline sinus of the upper lip
  • Sebaceous hyperplasia
  • Synchilia
  • Van der Woude syndrome

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Q38.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Congenital fistula of lip
    • Congenital malformation of lip NOS
    • Van der Woude's syndrome
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • cleft lip (@Q36*.-)
    • cleft lip with cleft palate (@Q37*.-)
    • macrocheilia (@Q18.6*)
    • microcheilia (@Q18.7*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q38.0 Right Arrow 750.25 Congenital lip fistula

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Q38 Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx
Q38.1 Ankyloglossia
Q38.2 Macroglossia
Q38.3 Other congenital malformations of tongue
Q38.4 Congenital malformations of salivary glands and ducts
Q38.5 Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified
Q38.6 Other congenital malformations of mouth
Q38.7 Congenital pharyngeal pouch
Q38.8 Other congenital malformations of pharynx


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