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ICD-10-CM Code for Partial atrioventricular septal defect Q21.21

ICD-10 code Q21.21 for Partial atrioventricular septal defect is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities .

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Partial atrioventricular septal defect
Incomplete atrioventricular canal
Incomplete atrioventricular septal defect
Incomplete endocardial cushion defect
Ostium primum atrial septal defect (type I) with separate atrioventricular valves
Partial atrioventricular canal
Partial endocardial cushion defect

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Excludes1: acquired cardiac septal defect (I51.0)

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