Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

Q41 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine

Not billable (header)Chapter 17

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Codes under this one

  • Q41.0 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of duodenum
  • Q41.1 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of jejunum
  • Q41.2 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of ileum
  • Q41.8 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of other specified parts of small intestine
  • Q41.9 Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine, part unspecified

Instructional notes

Chapter 17

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Notes
  • Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

This code

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • cystic fibrosis with intestinal manifestation (E84.11)
  • meconium ileus NOS (without cystic fibrosis) (P76.0)
Includes
  • congenital obstruction, occlusion or stricture of small intestine or intestine NOS

Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA1) · Q38-Q45 Other congenital malformations of the digestive system (Q38-Q45)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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