Q44
Header — not billableCongenital malformations of gallbladder, bile ducts and liver
The ICD-10 code for congenital malformations of gallbladder, bile ducts and liver is Q44.
Q44 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Q44
- Q44.0Agenesis, aplasia and hypoplasia of gallbladder
- Q44.1Other congenital malformations of gallbladder
- Q44.2Atresia of bile ducts
- Q44.3Congenital stenosis and stricture of bile ducts
- Q44.4Choledochal cyst
- Q44.5Other congenital malformations of bile ducts
- Q44.6Cystic disease of liver
- Q44.7Other congenital malformations of livernon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- Q38Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynxnon-billable header
- Q39Congenital malformations of esophagusnon-billable header
- Q40Other congenital malformations of upper alimentary tractnon-billable header
- Q41Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestinenon-billable header
- Q42Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of large intestinenon-billable header
- Q43Other congenital malformations of intestinenon-billable header
- Q45Other congenital malformations of digestive systemnon-billable header
- Q44Congenital malformations of gallbladder, bile ducts and livernon-billable header