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Q44.5

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Other congenital malformations of bile ducts

Other congenital malformations of bile ducts

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Accessory hepatic duct
  • Biliary duct duplication
  • Congenital malformation of bile duct NOS
  • Cystic duct duplication

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Related Codes(7)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(145)

SNOMED CT

Clinical Terms

  • Congenital cystic dilatation of wall of biliary tract
  • Congenital duplication of cystic duct (disorder)
  • Congenital absence of hepatic ducts
  • Tracheobiliary fistula
  • Congenital bronchobiliary fistula
  • Congenital anomaly of bile ducts
  • Congenital dilation of common bile duct
  • Fistula of bile duct
  • Accessory hepatic duct (disorder)
  • Choledochal cyst
  • Congenital tracheal fistula
  • Congenital anomalous arrangement of pancreatobiliary duct
  • Congenital hyperplasia of intrahepatic bile duct
  • Liver and biliary system anomalies
  • Congenital dilatation of CBD (common bile duct)
  • Congenital dilatation of common bile duct
  • Intrahepatic biliary hypoplasia
  • Caroli disease
  • Congenital diverticulum of bile duct
  • Anomalous arrangement of pancreatobiliary duct
  • Biliary malformation
  • Congenital respiratory biliary fistula
  • Congenital choledochal cyst
  • Cystic dilatation of common bile duct
  • Cystic dilatation of wall of biliary tract
  • Congenital malformation of bile duct NOS
  • Cystic duct duplication
  • Congenital abnormal long growth of bile duct
  • Biliary tract fistula
  • Congenital biliary duct cyst
  • Biliary anomalies
  • Choledochocyst
  • Congenital duplication of biliary duct
  • Congenital tracheobiliary fistula
  • Cystic dilation of intrahepatic duct
  • Congenital dilation of CBD (common bile duct)
  • Congenital duplication of cystic duct
  • Pancreatic duct anomaly
  • Congenital duplication of biliary duct (disorder)
  • Duplication of cystic duct
  • Congenital dilatation of lobar intrahepatic bile duct with obstruction
  • Congenital hypoplasia of bile duct
  • Accessory hepatic duct
  • Agenesis of bile duct
  • Congenital absence of cystic duct
  • Congenital cystic dilatation of common bile duct
  • Congenital developmental anomaly of cystic duct
  • Biliary fistula
  • Bile duct anomalies
  • Congenital anomaly of biliary tract
  • Duplication of bile duct
  • Liver and/or biliary duplication
  • Congenital abnormality of liver and/or biliary tract
  • Congenital choledochal cyst of common bile duct
  • Congenital disorder of gallbladder and biliary tract
  • Biliary duct duplication
  • Congenital paucity of interlobular bile ducts
  • Congenital short bile duct
  • Congenital absence of bile duct
  • Perforation of biliary tree with fistula formation
  • Accessory bile duct
  • Congenital PIBD (paucity of intrahepatic bile ducts)
  • Congenital hepatic fibrosis
  • Congenital dilatation of lobar intrahepatic bile duct
  • Agenesis of hepatic ducts
  • Caroli syndrome
  • Congenital paucity of intrahepatic bile ducts
  • Congenital elongated bile duct
  • Bronchobiliary fistula
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other congenital malformations of bile ducts?

The ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of bile ducts is Q44.5. The full clinical description is "Other congenital malformations of bile ducts". Q44.5 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code Q44.5 mean?

ICD-10-CM code Q44.5 represents “Other congenital malformations of bile ducts”. It is classified under Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is Q44.5 a billable code?

Yes, Q44.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is Q44.5 in?

Q44.5 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).

What SNOMED CT codes does Q44.5 map to?

Q44.5 maps to 40 SNOMED CT concepts: 56013008, 78560000, 1003567000, 204781002, 890217006, and 35 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Q44.5?

Q44.5 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0266247, C0266260, C0266248, C2910190, C0478036. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does Q44.5 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other congenital malformations of bile ducts 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.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Q44.5?

Q44.5 maps to the ICD-11 code: LB20.2Z (Structural developmental anomalies of bile ducts, unspecified).

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