Diagnosis Code

Q44.79 OTHER CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF LIVER


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q44.79

Short Description: Other congenital malformations of liver

Long Description: Other congenital malformations of liver

The code Q44.79 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • Other congenital malformations of the digestive system (Q38-Q45)
      • Congenital malform of gallbladder, bile ducts and liver (Q44)
        • Q44.79 Other congenital malformations of liver

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abnormal liver lobulation
  • Absence of liver
  • Accessory liver
  • Agenesis of liver
  • Atrophy of liver
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of liver lobes
  • Congenital abnormal shape of liver
  • Congenital absence of liver
  • Congenital absence of liver and/or gallbladder
  • Congenital absence of lobe of liver
  • Congenital atrophy of left lobe of liver
  • Congenital duplication of liver
  • Congenital floating liver
  • Congenital hepatic fibrosis
  • Congenital hepatic fibrosis
  • Congenital hepatic fibrosis
  • Congenital hepatic fibrosis
  • Congenital hepatomegaly
  • Congenital hepatomegaly
  • Congenital hepatomegaly
  • Congenital hyperplasia of muscle
  • Congenital liver grooves
  • Congenital malposition of liver
  • Congenital microhepatia
  • Congenital syphilitic hepatomegaly
  • Ectopic liver
  • Familial aplasia of the vermis
  • Fibrosis of pancreas
  • Floating liver
  • Focal nodular hypoplasia of liver
  • Hepatic fibrosis, renal cyst, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Joubert syndrome
  • Joubert syndrome with congenital hepatic fibrosis
  • Liver and/or biliary duplication
  • Liver and/or biliary duplication
  • Liver hyperplasia
  • Liver in central position
  • Liver in left sided position
  • Microhepatia
  • Muscular hypertrophy, hepatomegaly, polyhydramnios syndrome
  • NPHP3-related Meckel-like syndrome
  • Renal hepatic pancreatic dysplasia
  • Riedel's lobe of liver
  • Supernumerary liver lobe
  • Trilobular liver

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q44.79 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis With Mcc (441)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis With Cc (442)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis Without Cc/mcc (443)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Q44.79 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Accessory liver
    • Congenital absence of liver
    • Congenital hepatomegaly

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Q44 Congenital malformations of gallbladder, bile ducts and liver
Q44.0 Agenesis, aplasia and hypoplasia of gallbladder
Q44.1 Other congenital malformations of gallbladder
Q44.2 Atresia of bile ducts
Q44.3 Congenital stenosis and stricture of bile ducts
Q44.4 Choledochal cyst
Q44.5 Other congenital malformations of bile ducts
Q44.6 Cystic disease of liver
Q44.7 Other congenital malformations of liver
Q44.70 Other congenital malformation of liver, unspecified
Q44.71 Alagille syndrome


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