Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of other parts of large intestine
Billable / specificHCC V28 78POA exempt
Q42.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from Q42)
- congenital obstruction, occlusion and stricture of large intestine
- Note: Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Also known as
- Absence, appendix, congenital
- Agenesis, appendix
- Agenesis, cecum
- Agenesis, colon, specified NEC
- Agenesis, intestine, large, specified NEC
- Atresia, atretic, cecum
- Atresia, atretic, colon, specified NEC
- Atresia, atretic, intestine, large, specified NEC
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, cecum
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, colon, specified NEC
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, intestine, large, specified NEC
- Impervious, intestine, large, specified NEC
- Stenosis, stenotic, colon, congenital, specified NEC
- Stricture, colon, congenital, specified NEC
Parent code
- Q42Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of large intestineHeader
Related codes
- 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
- Q42.9Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of large intestine, part unspecifiedBillable