Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 750.29
Other specified congenital anomalies of pharynx
  • Short description: Pharyngeal anomaly NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 750.29 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 750.29 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 750.29 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q38.8 Other congenital malformations of pharynx
Approximate Synonyms
  • Absent tonsils
  • Asymmetric tonsils, congenital
  • Borderline congenital velopharyngeal dysfunction
  • Cleft velopharyngeal incompetence, congenital
  • Congenital anomaly of pharynx
  • Congenital asymmetric tonsils
  • Congenital atresia of pharynx
  • Congenital cleft velopharyngeal incompetence
  • Congenital enlargement of nasopharynx
  • Congenital palatoesophageal incoordination
  • Congenital pharyngeal polyp
  • Congenital velopharyngeal dysfunction
  • Congenital velopharyngeal impairment
  • Congenital velopharyngeal incompetence
  • Structural velopharyngeal impairment
  • Tonsil asymmetry
  • Velopharyngeal dysfunction, congenital
  • Velopharyngeal incompetence due to cleft palate
  • Velopharyngeal incompetence, congenital
  • Velopharyngeal insufficiency, congenital
Applies To
  • Imperforate pharynx
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 750.29:
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