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ICD-10Chapter 17: Q00-Q99Q42

Q42

Non-billableSave

Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of large intestine

Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Coding Guidance

Q42 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: Q00-Q99 (Chapter 17)

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Q00-Q99

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

NotesFrom Q00-Q99

Additional notes from parent codes that apply to this code.

Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

More Specific Codes (6)

Q42.0Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of rectum with fistulaBillable→Q42.1Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of rectum without fistulaBillable→Q42.2Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of anus with fistulaBillable→Q42.3Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of anus without fistulaBillable→Q42.8Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of other parts of large intestineBillable→Q42.9Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of large intestine, part unspecifiedBillable→

Chapter Information

Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Range: Q00-Q99

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for Q42

Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of rectum with fistula

Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of rectum without fistula

Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of anus with fistula

Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of anus without fistula

Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of other parts of large intestine

Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of large intestine, part unspecified