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Q21.8 - Other congenital malformations of cardiac septa


The ICD 10 Code for Other congenital malformations of cardiac septa is listed as Q21.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: Q21.8
Description: Other congenital malformations of cardiac septa
  • Eisenmenger's defect
  • Pentalogy of Fallot
  • Excludes1: Eisenmenger's complex (I27.8)
  • Eisenmenger's syndrome (I27.8)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
306 - Cardiac Congenital & Valvular Disorders W Mcc
307 - Cardiac Congenital & Valvular Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Block Congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28)
Parent Q21 - Congenital malformations of cardiac septa
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 745.8 - Other bulbus cordis anomalies and anomalies of cardiac septal closure (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Q21.8:
Q21.0 - Ventricular septal defect
Q21.1 - Atrial septal defect
Q21.2 - Atrioventricular septal defect
Q21.3 - Tetralogy of Fallot
Q21.4 - Aortopulmonary septal defect
Q21.9 - Congenital malformation of cardiac septum, unspecified