Diagnosis Code

Q43.7 PERSISTENT CLOACA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q43.7

Short Description: Persistent cloaca

Long Description: Persistent cloaca

The code Q43.7 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 intestine (Q43)
        • Q43.7 Persistent cloaca

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cloacal disease
  • Persistent cloaca
  • Persistent urogenital sinus
  • Persistent urogenital sinus
  • Persistent urogenital sinus, high confluence
  • Persistent urogenital sinus, low confluence

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q43.7 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc (393)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc (394)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (395)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Q43.7 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Cloaca NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q43.7 Right Arrow 751.5 Intestinal anomaly NEC

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
Q43 Other congenital malformations of intestine
Q43.0 Meckel's diverticulum (displaced) (hypertrophic)
Q43.1 Hirschsprung's disease
Q43.2 Other congenital functional disorders of colon
Q43.3 Congenital malformations of intestinal fixation
Q43.4 Duplication of intestine
Q43.5 Ectopic anus
Q43.6 Congenital fistula of rectum and anus
Q43.8 Other specified congenital malformations of intestine
Q43.9 Congenital malformation of intestine, unspecified


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