Q38.5
Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 5 never code together
Instructional notes 3
Q38.5code
Inclusion terms
- Congenital absence of uvula
- Congenital malformation of palate NOS
- Congenital high arched palate
Index entries leading here 8
- Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
- uvula, congenital Q38.5
- Agenesis
- uvula Q38.5
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- High
- Deformity Q89.9
- Flaccid — see also condition
- palate, congenital Q38.5
- Malformation (congenital) — see also Anomaly
- palate Q38.5
- Short, shortening, shortness
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 Q38.4 Congenital malformations of salivary glands and ducts Q38.6 Other congenital malformations of mouth Q38.7 Congenital pharyngeal pouch Q38.8 Other congenital malformations of pharynx
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