- Q38.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM Q38.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q38.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 Q38.1 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Q38.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
- 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
- 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
- 157 Dental and oral diseases with mcc
- 158 Dental and oral diseases with cc
- 159 Dental and oral diseases without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Tongue tie
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Q38.1:
- tongue (shortening) (congenital) > Frenum, frenulum
- tie > tongue (congenital) Q38.3
- frenum, frenulum, linguae (congenital) > Short, shortening, shortness
- ankyloglossia superior > Syndrome
- tie > Tongue