Q38

The ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx is Q38. The full clinical description is "Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx". Q38 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code Q38 represents “Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx”. It is classified under Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, Q38 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under Q38.

Q38 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).

Q38 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: dentofacial anomalies (M26.-); macrostomia (Q18.4); microstomia (Q18.5).

Q38 has 9 child codes, including: Q38.0 (Congenital malformations of lips, not elsewhere classified), Q38.1 (Ankyloglossia), Q38.2 (Macroglossia), Q38.3 (Other congenital malformations of tongue), and 5 more.

Q38 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0495544. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

Q38 maps to the ICD-11 code: LD0Z (Structural developmental anomalies primarily affecting one body system, unspecified).