Diagnosis Code

Q45.8 OTHER SPECIFIED CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q45.8

Short Description: Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system

Long Description: Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system

The code Q45.8 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 digestive system (Q45)
        • Q45.8 Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Congenital absence of alimentary tract
  • Congenital duplication of digestive organs
  • Congenital gastrointestinal-urinary tract fistula
  • Congenital malposition of digestive organs
  • Congenital mesenteric cyst
  • Congenital partial absence of alimentary tract
  • Ectopic pancreas
  • Ectopic pancreas
  • Ectopic pancreas in duodenum
  • Ectopic pancreatic tissue in stomach
  • Embryonic cyst of omentum
  • Mesenteric cyst
  • Omental cyst
  • Persistent dorsal mesentery
  • Vestigial gastrointestinal remnant

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q45.8 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 Q45.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Absence (complete) (partial) of alimentary tract NOS
    • Duplication of digestive system
    • Malposition, congenital of digestive system

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q45.8 Right Arrow 751.8 Anom digestive syst 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
Q45 Other congenital malformations of digestive system
Q45.0 Agenesis, aplasia and hypoplasia of pancreas
Q45.1 Annular pancreas
Q45.2 Congenital pancreatic cyst
Q45.3 Other congenital malformations of pancreas and pancreatic duct
Q45.9 Congenital malformation of digestive system, unspecified


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