Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
Applicable to
Absence of bronchus
Agenesis of bronchus
Atresia of bronchus
Congenital diverticulum of bronchus
Congenital malformation of bronchus NOS
Applies from Q32 Congenital malformations of trachea and bronchus
Excludes1 (never code together)
congenital bronchiectasis (Q33.4)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 011-013 in MDC PRE.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
748.3 Other anomalies of larynx, trachea, and bronchus (approximate)
Code annotations containing back-references to Q32.4
Back-references to Q32
Code Also: P28 Other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal period (", if applicable, congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34)")
Diagnosis Index entries for Q32.4
Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial) › bronchus (congenital)