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ICD-10-CM Codes Q00-Q99 Q38-Q45 Q38 Q38.5

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q38.5

Effective Date: 10/01/2015 To 09/30/2025

Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified

CMS-HCC-V24	CMS-HCC-V28	RxHCC	Age	Gender	Maternity	Acute or Chronic	MCC
--	--	--	--	--	--	Acute	No

Applicable To for Q38.5:

Congenital absence of uvula
Congenital malformation of palate NOS
Congenital high arched palate

Excludes-1 for Q38.5:

cleft palate (Q35.-)
cleft palate with cleft lip (Q37.-)

Back-references to Q38.5

Absence(of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)

uvula, congenital Q38.5

Agenesis

uvula Q38.5

Anomaly, anomalous(congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9

palate(hard) (soft) NEC Q38.5
uvula Q38.5

Deformity Q89.9

palate(congenital) Q38.5
uvula(congenital) Q38.5

Flaccid see also condition

palate, congenital Q38.5

High

arch
- palate, congenital Q38.5
palate, congenital Q38.5

Malformation(congenital) see also Anomaly

palate Q38.5

Short, shortening, shortness

palate, congenital Q38.5
uvula, congenital Q38.5

Chapter, Section and Diagnosis Prefix for Q38.5

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Other congenital malformations of the digestive system

Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx