Q41 — Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine
Is Q41 billable?
No — Q41 is a non-billable header code. Q41 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 5 billable codes beneath Q41.
Billable codes under this header
- Q41.0Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of duodenum
- Q41.1Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of jejunum
- Q41.2Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of ileum
- Q41.8Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of other specified parts of small intestine
- Q41.9Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine, part unspecified
Q41 at a glance
| Code | Q41 |
|---|---|
| Description | Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with Q41 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Includes
Conditions classified to Q41.
- congenital obstruction, occlusion or stricture of small intestine or intestine NOS
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17
The conditions below are not part of Q41, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q41 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
What codes fall under Q41? (5)
- Q41.0Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of duodenum
- Q41.1Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of jejunum
- Q41.2Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of ileum
- Q41.8Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of other specified parts of small intestine
- Q41.9Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine, part unspecified
How long has Q41 existed?
Q41 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 Q41?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with Q41 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.