Q40.8 is the authoritative medical code for Other specified congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other specified congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract (ICD-10-CM Q40.8), 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 specified congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Q40.8.
Codes in This Family (6)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as Q40.8, with their registry titles.
- Q40 — Other congenital malformations of upper alimentary tract
- Q40.0 — Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
- Q40.1 — Congenital hiatus hernia
- Q40.2 — Other specified congenital malformations of stomach
- Q40.3 — Congenital malformation of stomach, unspecified
- Q40.9 — Congenital malformation of upper alimentary tract, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (12)
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), alimentary tract (congenital), upper
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial), digestive organor tract, congenital (s), upper
- Agenesis, alimentary tract NEC (complete) (partial), upper
- Agenesis, digestive organ NEC (s) or tract (complete) (partial), upper
- Atresia, atretic, alimentary organ or tract NEC, upper
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, alimentary tract, congenital, upper
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, digestive organor tract NEC (s), upper (congenital)
- Imperfect, closure (congenital), alimentary tract NEC, upper
- Malformation (congenital), alimentary tract, upper, specified type NEC
- Malposition, congenital, alimentary tract, upper
- Malposition, congenital, digestive organ or tract NEC, upper
- Patulous, alimentary tract, upper
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ICD Code Q41.8
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ICD Code Q42.8
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ICD Code Q45.8
Other specified congenital malformations of digestive system