Q25.45 is the authoritative medical code for Double aortic arch. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for double aortic arch (ICD-10-CM Q25.45), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Double aortic arch is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Q25.45. Inclusion terms: Vascular ring of aorta. Excludes1 (not coded here): hypoplasia of aorta in hypoplastic left heart syndrome Q23.4.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Q25.45 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- hypoplasia of aorta in hypoplastic left heart syndrome Q23.4
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with Q25.45?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, Q25.45 must not be reported together with: hypoplasia of aorta in hypoplastic left heart syndrome (Q23.4).
What conditions are included under Q25.45?
Double aortic arch includes: Vascular ring of aorta.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to Q25.45 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- Q25 — Congenital malformations of great arteries
- Q25.0 — Patent ductus arteriosus
- Q25.1 — Coarctation of aorta
- Q25.2 — Atresia of aorta
- Q25.21 — Interruption of aortic arch
- Q25.29 — Other atresia of aorta
- Q25.3 — Supravalvular aortic stenosis
- Q25.4 — Other congenital malformations of aorta
- Q25.40 — Congenital malformation of aorta unspecified
- Q25.41 — Absence and aplasia of aorta
View all 25 codes in the Q25 family
Indexed Clinical Terms (5)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), vascular, ring
- Double, aortic arch
- Persistence, persistent (congenital), double aortic arch
- Ring (s), aorta (vascular)
- Ring (s), vascular (congenital), aorta