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Q21.1
Non-billable

Atrial septal defect

Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Excludes2

1 item
  • ostium primum atrial septal defect (type I) (Q21.20)

Coding Guidance

Q21.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

View documentation for atrial septal aneurysm
atrial septal aneurysm
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Atrial Septal Aneurysm

View documentation for interatrial septal defect
interatrial septal defect
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Interatrial Septal Defect

View documentation for right-to-left shunt
right-to-left shunt
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Right-to-Left Cardiac Shunt

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

1 item

From Q21:

  • acquired cardiac septal defect (I51.0)

Excludes2

1 item

From Q00-Q99:

  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Notes

1 item

From Q00-Q99:

  • Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
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