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ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

Q38.1 Ankyloglossia

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About Q38.1

Code: Q38.1
Billable: Yes
Short description: Ankyloglossia
Category: Q38 Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx
Block: Q38-Q45 Other congenital malformations of the digestive system
Chapter: 17 Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders
Code set: FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027

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Coding notes for Q38.1

Applicable to Other names for conditions reported with this code.

Tongue tie

Also applies, from Q38 Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

dentofacial anomalies (M26.-)
macrostomia (Q18.4)
microstomia (Q18.5)

Chapter 17 notes (apply to every code in it)

Note

Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Related codes in Q38

Q38.0 Congenital malformations of lips, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
Q38.2 MacroglossiaBillable
Q38.3 Other congenital malformations of tongueBillable
Q38.4 Congenital malformations of salivary glands and ductsBillable
Q38.5 Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
Q38.6 Other congenital malformations of mouthBillable
Q38.7 Congenital pharyngeal pouchBillable
Q38.8 Other congenital malformations of pharynxBillable

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