- Q39.8 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 Q39.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q39.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 Q39.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Q39.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 368 Major esophageal disorders with mcc
- 369 Major esophageal disorders with cc
- 370 Major esophageal disorders without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Congenital absence of esophagus
- Congenital displacement of esophagus
- Congenital duplication of esophagus
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 Q39.8:
- esophagus (congenital) > Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
- esophagus > Agenesis
- esophagus > congenital NEC Q89.8
- esophageal mucosa into cardia of stomach, congenital > Displacement, displaced
- congenital > esophagus (acquired) K22.89
- esophagus > Duplication, duplex
- trachea and esophagus > Fusion, fused (congenital)
- esophagus (congenital) > Hypoplasia, hypoplastic
- specified type NEC > esophagus Q39.9
- esophagus (congenital) > Short, shortening, shortness