Diagnosis Code: Q38.3

Short Description: Other congenital malformations of tongue

Long Description: Other congenital malformations of tongue

The code Q38.3 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)
      • Q38.3 Other congenital malformations of tongue

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Aberrant insertion of frenum of tongue
• Bifid tongue
• Cleft tongue
• Combined malformation of central nervous system and skeletal muscle
• Congenital adhesions of tongue
• Congenital anomaly of tongue
• Congenital anomaly of tongue, salivary gland AND/OR pharynx
• Congenital malformation of tongue, mouth and pharynx
• Congenital malposition of tongue
• Congenital nuclear ophthalmoplegia
• Congenital plicated tongue
• Congenital plicated tongue
• Congenital protrusion of tongue
• Cyst of tongue
• Digestive duplication cyst of tongue
• Facial milia, lobate tongue, lingual and labial frenula syndrome
• Lobulated tongue
• Microglossia
• Mucogingival deformity on edentulous ridge
• Mucogingival deformity on edentulous ridge due to aberrant insertion of frenum of tongue
• Ophthalmoplegia, intellectual disability, lingua scrotalis syndrome
• Paralysis of tongue
• Plicated tongue
• Plicated tongue
• Tongue absent
• Trifid tongue

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Q38.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Aglossia
  • Bifid tongue
  • Congenital adhesion of tongue
  • Congenital fissure of tongue
  • Congenital malformation of tongue NOS
  • Double tongue
  • Hypoglossia
  • Hypoplasia of tongue
  • Microglossia

Crosswalk Information

Similar Codes

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

« Previous Code