2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q38.3Other congenital malformations of tongue

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

Filter synonyms:

• Aberrant insertion of frenum of tongue
• Bifid tongue
• Cleft tongue
• Combined malformation of central nervous system and skeletal muscle
• Congenital adhesions of tongue
• Congenital anomaly of tongue
• Congenital anomaly of tongue, salivary gland AND/OR pharynx
• Congenital malformation of tongue, mouth and pharynx
• Congenital malposition of tongue
• Congenital nuclear ophthalmoplegia
• Congenital plicated tongue
• Congenital protrusion of tongue
• Cyst of oral soft tissue
• Cyst of tongue
• Digestive duplication cyst of tongue
• Facial milia, lobate tongue, lingual and labial frenula syndrome
• Lobulated tongue
• Microglossia
• Mucogingival deformity on edentulous ridge
• Mucogingival deformity on edentulous ridge due to aberrant insertion of frenum of tongue
• Ophthalmoplegia, intellectual disability, lingua scrotalis syndrome
• Paralysis of tongue
• Plicated tongue
• Tongue absent
• Trifid tongue

Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.

Inclusion Terms

• Aglossia
• Bifid tongue
• Congenital adhesion of tongue
• Congenital fissure of tongue
• Congenital malformation of tongue NOS
• Double tongue
• Hypoglossia
• Hypoplasia of tongue
• Microglossia

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

• - Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)

  • - tongue, congenital - Q38.3

• - Accessory (congenital)

  • - tongue - Q38.3

• - Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) - K66.0

  • - congenital - See Also: Anomaly, by site;

    • - tongue (to gum or roof of mouth) - Q38.3

  • - tongue, congenital (to gum or roof of mouth) - Q38.3

• - Agenesis

  • - tongue - Q38.3

• - Aglossia (congenital) - Q38.3

• - Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) - Q89.9

  • - tongue - Q38.3

• - Bifid (congenital)

  • - tongue - Q38.3

• - Bifurcation (congenital)

  • - tongue, congenital - Q38.3

• - Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)

  • - congenital NEC - Q89.89

    • - tongue - Q38.3

• - Deformity - Q89.9

  • - tongue (congenital) - Q38.3

• - Displacement, displaced

  • - tongue (downward) (congenital) - Q38.3

• - Distortion (s) (congenital)

  • - tongue - Q38.3

• - Double

  • - tongue - Q38.3

• - Fissure, fissured

  • - tongue (acquired) - K14.5

    • - congenital - Q38.3

• - Furrowed - K14.5

  • - tongue - K14.5

    • - congenital - Q38.3

• - Hypoglossia - Q38.3

• - Hypoplasia, hypoplastic

  • - tongue - Q38.3

• - Malformation (congenital) - See Also: Anomaly;

  • - lingual - Q38.3

  • - tongue (congenital) - Q38.3

• - Malposition

  • - congenital

    • - tongue - Q38.3

• - Microglossia (congenital) - Q38.3

• - Trifid - See Also: Accessory;

  • - tongue - Q38.3

References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.

• Absence(of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
• tongue, congenital
• Accessory(congenital)
• tongue
• Adhesions, adhesive(postinfective)
• congenital
• tongue (to gum or roof of mouth)
• Adhesions, adhesive(postinfective)
• tongue, congenital (to gum or roof of mouth)
• Agenesis
• tongue
• Aglossia(congenital)
• Anomaly, anomalous(congenital) (unspecified type)
• tongue
• Bifid(congenital)
• tongue
• Bifurcation(congenital)
• tongue, congenital
• Cyst(colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
• congenital NEC
• tongue
• Deformity
• tongue (congenital)
• Displacement, displaced
• tongue (downward) (congenital)
• Distortion(s) (congenital)
• tongue
• Double
• tongue
• Fissure, fissured
• tongue (acquired)
• congenital
• Furrowed
• tongue
• congenital
• Hypoglossia
• Hypoplasia, hypoplastic
• tongue
• Malformation(congenital)
• lingual
• Malformation(congenital)
• tongue (congenital)
• Malposition
• congenital
• tongue
• Microglossia(congenital)
• Trifid
• tongue