Q38.5✓ Billable
Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified
Inclusion Terms
- •Congenital absence of uvula
- •Congenital malformation of palate NOS
- •Congenital high arched palate
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •cleft palate (Q35.-)
- •cleft palate with cleft lip (Q37.-)
Code Hierarchy
┌17Congenital 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
└Q38.5Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified
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