Q39.8 is the authoritative medical code for Other congenital malformations of esophagus. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other congenital malformations of esophagus (ICD-10-CM Q39.8), 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
Other congenital malformations of esophagus is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Q39.8. Inclusion terms: Congenital absence of esophagus; Congenital displacement of esophagus; Congenital duplication of esophagus.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Q39.8 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Congenital absence of esophagus
- Congenital displacement of esophagus
- Congenital duplication of esophagus
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What conditions are included under Q39.8?
Other congenital malformations of esophagus includes: Congenital absence of esophagus; Congenital displacement of esophagus; Congenital duplication of esophagus.
Codes in This Family (9)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as Q39.8, with their registry titles.
- Q39 — Congenital malformations of esophagus
- Q39.0 — Atresia of esophagus without fistula
- Q39.1 — Atresia of esophagus with tracheo-esophageal fistula
- Q39.2 — Congenital tracheo-esophageal fistula without atresia
- Q39.3 — Congenital stenosis and stricture of esophagus
- Q39.4 — Esophageal web
- Q39.5 — Congenital dilatation of esophagus
- Q39.6 — Congenital diverticulum of esophagus
- Q39.9 — Congenital malformation of esophagus, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (10)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial), esophagus (congenital)
- Agenesis, esophagus
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention), congenital NEC, esophagus
- Displacement, displaced, esophageal mucosa into cardia of stomach, congenital
- Displacement, displaced, esophagus (acquired), congenital
- Duplication, duplex, esophagus
- Fusion, fused (congenital), trachea and esophagus
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, esophagus (congenital)
- Malformation (congenital), esophagus, specified type NEC
- Short, shortening, shortness, esophagus (congenital)
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