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Q42.3

Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of anus without fistula

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Instructional notes 2
Q42code
Includes
  • congenital obstruction, occlusion and stricture of large intestine
Q42.3code
Inclusion terms
  • Imperforate anus
Index entries leading here 11
  • Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • anus (congenital) Q42.3
  • Agenesis
    • anus, anal (canal) Q42.3
  • Septum, septate (congenital) — see also Anomaly, by site
  • Persistence, persistent (congenital)
  • Atresia, atretic
    • ani, anus, anal (canal) Q42.3
  • Occlusion, occluded
  • Imperforate (congenital) — see also Atresia
  • Impervious (congenital) — see also Atresia
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplastic
    • anus, anal (canal) Q42.3
  • Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) — see also Stricture
    • anus, anal (canal) (sphincter) K62.4
  • Stricture — see also Stenosis
Alongside this code 5 same parent — Q42
Medications 1

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Additional references
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Risk adjustment

CMS28HCC78

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
Q42
Block
Q38-Q45
Siblings
5

Present FY2024–FY2027.