Q39.2 Congenital tracheo-esophageal fistula without atresia

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC) as a secondary diagnosis. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Congenital tracheo-esophageal fistula NOS

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 368-370 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 750.3 Tracheoesophageal fistula, esophageal atresia and stenosis (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for Q39.2

• Fistula (cutaneous) › bronchoesophageal › congenital
• Fistula (cutaneous) › esophagobronchial › congenital
• Fistula (cutaneous) › esophagotracheal › congenital
• Fistula (cutaneous) › esophagus › congenital
• Fistula (cutaneous) › tracheoesophageal › congenital

Nearby codes

• Q39 Congenital malformations of esophagus
• Q39.0 Atresia of esophagus without fistula
• Q39.1 Atresia of esophagus with tracheo-esophageal fistula
• Q39.2 Congenital tracheo-esophageal fistula without atresia (this code)
• Q39.3 Congenital stenosis and stricture of esophagus
• Q39.4 Esophageal web
• Q39.5 Congenital dilatation of esophagus
• Q39.6 Congenital diverticulum of esophagus
• Q39.8 Other congenital malformations of esophagus