- Q43.8 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 Q43.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q43.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 Q43.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Q43.8 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
Applicable To
- Congenital blind loop syndrome
- Congenital diverticulitis, colon
- Congenital diverticulum, intestine
- Dolichocolon
- Megaloappendix
- Megaloduodenum
- Microcolon
- Transposition of appendix
- Transposition of colon
- Transposition of intestine
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 Q43.8:
- appendix > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- jejunum > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- intestine (epiploic) > Appendage
- congenital > loop syndrome K90.2
- enterogenous > Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- microvillus > Disease, diseased
- atrophy > microvillus Q43.8
- inclusion (MVD) > microvillus Q43.8
- appendix, retrocecal (congenital) > Displacement, displaced
- congenital > intestine K57.92
- cecum > Diverticulum, diverticula (multiple) K57.90
- congenital > cecum Q43.8
- colon > Diverticulum, diverticula (multiple) K57.90
- congenital > colon Q43.8
- duodenum > Diverticulum, diverticula (multiple) K57.90
- congenital > duodenum Q43.8
- rectosigmoid > Diverticulum, diverticula (multiple) K57.90
- congenital > rectosigmoid Q43.8
- sigmoid > Diverticulum, diverticula (multiple) K57.90
- congenital > sigmoid Q43.8
- colon > Elongated, elongation (congenital)
- congenital > colon K59.39
- congenital > anus, anal K60.2
- valve > Formation
- colon, congenital > valve Q43.8
- lower > alimentary tract NEC Q45.8
- congenital > Intussusception (bowel) (colon) (enteric) (ileocecal) (ileocolic) (intestine) ( rectum) K56.1
- specified type NEC > intestine Q43.9
- lower > alimentary tract Q45.8
- appendix > congenital Q89.1
- cecum > congenital Q89.1
- colon > congenital Q89.1
- lower > digestive organ or tract NEC Q45.8
- intestine (large) (small) > congenital Q89.1
- lower > alimentary tract Q45.8
- pancreatic tissue in intestinal tract > Persistence, persistent (congenital)
- anus (congenital) > Redundant, redundancy
- colon (congenital) > Redundant, redundancy
- intestine (congenital) > Redundant, redundancy
- rectum (congenital) > Redundant, redundancy
- sigmoid (congenital) > Redundant, redundancy
- congenital > blind loop K90.2
- congenital > Telescoped bowel or intestine K56.1
- appendix > Transposition (congenital)
- colon > Transposition (congenital)
- intestine (large) (small) > Transposition (congenital)
- congenital > Volvulus (bowel) (colon) (intestine) K56.2
- duodenal > Web, webbed (congenital)