Q21 Congenital malformations of cardiac septa

Category / Non-billable header 19 subcodes

Block: Congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • acquired cardiac septal defect (I51.0)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
Q21..0 Ventricular septal defect Yes
Q21..1 Atrial septal defect No
Q21..10 Atrial septal defect, unspecified Yes
Q21..11 Secundum atrial septal defect Yes
Q21..12 Patent foramen ovale Yes
Q21..13 Coronary sinus atrial septal defect Yes
Q21..14 Superior sinus venosus atrial septal defect Yes
Q21..15 Inferior sinus venosus atrial septal defect Yes
Q21..16 Sinus venosus atrial septal defect, unspecified Yes
Q21..19 Other specified atrial septal defect Yes
Q21..2 Atrioventricular septal defect No
Q21..20 Atrioventricular septal defect, unspecified as to partial or complete Yes
Q21..21 Partial atrioventricular septal defect Yes
Q21..22 Transitional atrioventricular septal defect Yes
Q21..23 Complete atrioventricular septal defect Yes
Q21..3 Tetralogy of Fallot Yes
Q21..4 Aortopulmonary septal defect Yes
Q21..8 Other congenital malformations of cardiac septa Yes
Q21..9 Congenital malformation of cardiac septum, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026