Q38.4
Congenital malformations of salivary glands and ducts
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 3 never code together
Instructional notes 4
Q38.4code
Inclusion terms
- Atresia of salivary glands and ducts
- Congenital absence of salivary glands and ducts
- Congenital accessory salivary glands and ducts
- Congenital fistula of salivary gland
Index entries leading here 15
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
- salivary gland (s) , congenital Q38.4
- Accessory (congenital)
- Agenesis
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- Atresia, atretic
- Calculus, calculi, calculous
- Ranula K11.6
- congenital Q38.4
- Fistula (cutaneous) L98.8
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- Deformity Q89.9
- Displacement, displaced
- Duplication, duplex — see also Accessory
- salivary duct Q38.4
- Fusion, fused (congenital)
- sublingual duct with submaxillary duct at opening in mouth Q38.4
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic
- parotid gland Q38.4
Alongside this code 8 same parent — Q38
Q38.0 Congenital malformations of lips, not elsewhere classified Q38.1 Ankyloglossia Q38.2 Macroglossia Q38.3 Other congenital malformations of tongue Q38.5 Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified Q38.6 Other congenital malformations of mouth Q38.7 Congenital pharyngeal pouch Q38.8 Other congenital malformations of pharynx
Medications 1
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