- Q42.8 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 Q42.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q42.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 Q42.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Q42.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
- 394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
- 395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
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 Q42.8:
- appendix, congenital > Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
- specified NEC > congenital Q42.9
- appendix > Agenesis
- cecum > Agenesis
- specified NEC > colon Q42.9
- specified NEC > large Q42.9
- cecum > Atresia, atretic
- specified NEC > colon Q42.9
- specified NEC > large Q42.9
- cecum > Hypoplasia, hypoplastic
- specified NEC > colon Q42.9
- specified NEC > large Q42.9
- specified NEC > large Q42.9
- specified part NEC > large Q42.9
- specified NEC > congenital Q42.9
- specified NEC > large Q42.9
- specified NEC > congenital Q42.9
- specified NEC > large Q42.9