- Q38.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM Q38.4 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q38.4 – other international versions of ICD-10 Q38.4 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Q38.4 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
- 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
- 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
- 154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
- 155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
- 156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Atresia of salivary glands and ducts
- Congenital absence of salivary glands and ducts
- Congenital accessory salivary glands and ducts
- Congenital fistula of salivary gland
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Q38.4:
- salivary gland, congenital (s) > Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
- parotid gland (and duct) > Accessory (congenital)
- salivary gland > Accessory (congenital)
- submaxillary gland > Accessory (congenital)
- parotid gland (s) > Agenesis
- salivary gland > Agenesis
- submaxillary gland (s) (congenital) > Agenesis
- Bartholin\’s duct > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- parotid (gland) > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- salivary duct or gland > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- stenonian duct > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- submaxillary gland > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- parotid duct > Atresia, atretic
- salivary duct > Atresia, atretic
- sublingual duct > Atresia, atretic
- submandibular duct > Atresia, atretic
- submaxillary duct > Atresia, atretic
- congenital > sublingual duct or gland K11.5
- salivary gland (any) > congenital NEC Q89.8
- parotid (gland) (congenital) > Deformity Q89.9
- salivary gland or duct (congenital) > Deformity Q89.9
- submandibular gland (congenital) > Deformity Q89.9
- submaxillary gland (congenital) > Deformity Q89.9
- opening of Wharton\’s duct in mouth > Displacement, displaced
- parotid gland (congenital) > Displacement, displaced
- salivary gland (any) (congenital) > Displacement, displaced
- sublingual duct > Displacement, displaced
- salivary duct > Duplication, duplex
- congenital > salivary duct or gland (any) K11.4
- sublingual duct with submaxillary duct at opening in mouth > Fusion, fused (congenital)
- congenital > salivary gland (any) K11.1
- parotid gland > Hypoplasia, hypoplastic
- congenital > Ranula K11.6