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Q62.11

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Congenital occlusion of ureteropelvic junction

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A congenital blockage where the ureter (tube from kidney) meets the renal pelvis, preventing normal urine flow from the kidney.

Coding Tips

  • •Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is the most common type of congenital ureteral obstruction
  • •This condition may be detected prenatally via ultrasound or postnatally; document laterality when present

Code Hierarchy

└Q62Congenital obstructive defects of renal pelvis and congenital malformations of ureter└Q62.1Congenital occlusion of ureter└Q62.11Congenital occlusion of ureteropelvic junction
└Q62.11Congenital occlusion of ureteropelvic junction

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