Q39.8
Other congenital malformations of esophagus
Billable code
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
This code · Q39.8
Synonyms
Congenital absence of esophagus Congenital displacement of esophagus Congenital duplication of esophagus
Inherited from chapter 17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Excludes 2
inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Note
Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Official Guidelines for Q39.8
FY 2026 ›Sections that reference Q39.8
Sections whose FY 2026 text names Q39.8, its Q39 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.
Find Q39.8 in the alphabetic index
10 index paths lead to this code
- Absence › esophagus
- Agenesis › esophagus
- Displacement, displaced › esophageal mucosa into cardia of stomach, congenital
- Duplication, duplex › esophagus
- Fusion, fused › trachea and esophagus
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic › esophagus
- Short, shortening, shortness › esophagus
- Cyst › congenital NEC › esophagus
- Displacement, displaced › esophagus › congenital
- Malformation › esophagus › specified type NEC