Q39.3 — Congenital stenosis and stricture of esophagus

BillableMCC

Is Q39.3 billable?

Yes — Q39.3 is billable for FY2027. Q39.3 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Q39.3 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Q39.3 at a glance

Code	Q39.3
Description	Congenital stenosis and stricture of esophagus
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does Q39.3 group to?

Q39.3 sits in MDC 06 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

368Major Esophageal Disorders with MCCmedical
369Major Esophageal Disorders with CCmedical
370Major Esophageal Disorders without CC/MCCmedical

As a secondary diagnosis, Q39.3 is a major complication or comorbidity (MCC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is Q39.3 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Q39.3. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Schatzki's ring › congenital (acquired) (esophagus) (lower)
Ring › Schatzki's › congenital (s)
Stenosis, stenotic › cardia › congenital (cicatricial)
Stenosis, stenotic › esophagus › congenital (cicatricial)
Stricture › cardia › congenital
Stricture › esophagus › congenital

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17

The conditions below are not part of Q39.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q39.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.

inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

How long has Q39.3 existed?

Q39.3 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which codes are confused with Q39.3?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with Q39.3 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

vs K22.2Esophageal obstruction

Which conditions are coded to Q39.3?

ICD-10 code for Schatzki's ring