Q62.3Other obstructive defects of renal pelvis and ureter

Q62.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other obstructive defects of renal pelvis and ureter. It belongs to category Q62 (congenital obstructive defects of renal pelvis and congenital malformations of ureter), block Q60-Q64 (congenital malformations of the urinary system) and chapter 17 (congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Q62, choose Q62.3 (Other obstructive defects of renal pelvis and ureter) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: congenital hydronephrosis (Q62.0), congenital occlusion of ureter (Q62.1), congenital megaureter (Q62.2), agenesis of ureter (Q62.4), duplication of ureter (Q62.5), malposition of ureter (Q62.6), congenital vesico-uretero-renal reflux (Q62.7) and other congenital malformations of ureter (Q62.8).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Q62.31 (orthotopic), Q62.32 (Cecoureterocele) and Q62.39 (ureter).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.