Q44.79

Billable

Other congenital malformations of liver

Other congenital malformations of liver

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Accessory liver
  • Congenital absence of liver
  • Congenital hepatomegaly

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Code Also

A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances

  • , if applicable, associated malformations affecting other systems
Related Codes(2)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(156)

SNOMED CT

Clinical Terms

  • Hepatic fibrosis, renal cyst, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Familial aplasia of the vermis
  • Meckel syndrome type 7
  • Atrophy of liver
  • Cirrhosis of pancreas
  • Congenital absence of liver (disorder)
  • Liver agenesis
  • Trilobular liver
  • Doppellendigkeit
  • Riedel's lobe of liver
  • Congenital small liver
  • Thompson Baraitser syndrome
  • Agenesis of liver
  • Congenital floating liver
  • Congenital malposition of liver
  • NPHP3-related Meckel-like syndrome
  • Goldston syndrome
  • Joubert syndrome
  • Renal hepatic pancreatic dysplasia
  • Congenital hepatomegaly
  • Joubert syndrome with hepatic defect
  • Liver hyperplasia
  • Congenital complete absence of liver
  • Congenital atrophy of left lobe of liver
  • Congenital hyperplasia of muscle
  • Microhepatia
  • Congenital misshapen liver
  • Focal nodular hypoplasia of liver
  • Congenital absence of liver lobe
  • Riedel lobe of liver
  • Liver absent
  • Meckel-like syndrome type 1
  • Absence of liver
  • Nephrocystin 3-related Meckel-like syndrome
  • Supernumerary liver lobe
  • Congenital abnormal liver lobation
  • Hepatic agenesis
  • Duplication of liver
  • Ectopic liver
  • Congenital absence of liver
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of liver lobes
  • Congenital muscular hypertrophy
  • Congenital duplication of liver
  • Fibrosis of pancreas
  • Congenital absence of lobe of liver
  • Failed liver development
  • COACH syndrome
  • Congenital malpositioned liver
  • Renohepaticopancreatic dysplasia
  • Liver in left sided position
  • COACH (cerebellar vermis hypoplasia, oligophrenia, congenital ataxia, coloboma, hepatic fibrosis) syndrome
  • Congenital absence of liver and/or gallbladder
  • Abnormal liver lobulation
  • Congenital hepatomegaly (disorder)
  • Renal, hepatic, pancreatic dysplasia, Dandy-Walker cysts syndrome
  • Congenital abnormal shape of liver
  • Agenesis of lobe of liver
  • Joubert syndrome with congenital hepatic fibrosis
  • Muscular hypertrophy, hepatomegaly, polyhydramnios syndrome
  • NPHP3 (nephrocystin 3) related Meckel-like syndrome
  • Liver and/or biliary duplication
  • Accessory liver (disorder)
  • Congenital microhepatia
  • Floating liver
  • Liver in central position
  • Congenital syphilitic hepatomegaly
  • Agenesis of liver (disorder)
  • Hepatic atrophy
  • Gentile syndrome
  • Congenital hepatic fibrosis
  • Congenital liver grooves
  • Myofibrillar hyperplasia
  • Accessory liver
  • Ivemark II syndrome
  • Cerebellar vermis hypoplasia, oligophrenia, congenital ataxia, coloboma, hepatic fibrosis
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other congenital malformations of liver?

The ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of liver is Q44.79. The full clinical description is "Other congenital malformations of liver". Q44.79 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code Q44.79 mean?

ICD-10-CM code Q44.79 represents “Other congenital malformations of liver”. 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 Q44.79 a billable code?

Yes, Q44.79 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is Q44.79 in?

Q44.79 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).

What SNOMED CT codes does Q44.79 map to?

Q44.79 maps to 39 SNOMED CT concepts: 253811003, 1156870007, 71728002, 1003514000, 13630003, and 34 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Q44.79?

Q44.79 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2939133, C0266258, C0266263, C0478037. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does Q44.79 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other congenital malformations of liver 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 Q44.79?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for Q44.79 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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