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Q38.3

Billable
ChapterQ00–Q99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Other congenital malformations of tongue

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Aglossia
  • Bifid tongue
  • Congenital adhesion of tongue
  • Congenital fissure of tongue
  • Congenital malformation of tongue NOS
  • Double tongue
  • Hypoglossia
  • Hypoplasia of tongue
  • Microglossia
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)
Q38-Q45Other congenital malformations of the digestive system (Q38-Q45)
Q38Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx
Q38.3Other congenital malformations of tongue

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Q38.3:

categoryQ38
Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx
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chapterCH17
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to Q38.3. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

23 raw paths
Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)1 unique routes
tongue, congenital→Q38.3
Accessory (congenital)1 unique routes
tongue→Q38.3
Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective)2 unique routes
congenital
tongue (to gum or roof of mouth)→Q38.3
tongue, congenital (to gum or roof of mouth)→Q38.3
Agenesis1 unique routes
tongue→Q38.3
Aglossia (congenital)1 unique routes
Direct index entry→Q38.3
Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type)1 unique routes
tongue→Q38.3
Bifid (congenital)1 unique routes
tongue→Q38.3
Bifurcation (congenital)1 unique routes
tongue, congenital→Q38.3
Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)1 unique routes
congenital NEC
tongue→Q38.3
Deformity1 unique routes
tongue (congenital)→Q38.3
Displacement, displaced1 unique routes
tongue (downward) (congenital)→Q38.3
Distortion (s) (congenital)1 unique routes
tongue→Q38.3
Double1 unique routes
tongue→Q38.3
Fissure, fissured1 unique routes
tongue (acquired)
congenital→Q38.3
Furrowed1 unique routes
tongue
congenital→Q38.3
Hypoglossia1 unique routes
Direct index entry→Q38.3
Hypoplasia, hypoplastic1 unique routes
tongue→Q38.3
Malformation (congenital)2 unique routes
lingual→Q38.3
tongue (congenital)→Q38.3
Malposition1 unique routes
congenital
tongue→Q38.3
Microglossia (congenital)1 unique routes
Direct index entry→Q38.3
Trifid1 unique routes
tongue→Q38.3

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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