Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external)
Billable / specificPOA exempt
Q16.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Congenital atresia or stricture of osseous meatus
Includes (from Q16)
- Note: Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88) (from Q16)
- cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37) (from Q16)
- congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4) (from Q16)
- congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-) (from Q16)
- congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0) (from Q16)
- congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-) (from Q16)
- congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2) (from Q16)
- congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2) (from Q16)
Also known as
- Congenital atresia or stricture of osseous meatus
- Absence, auditory canal
- Agenesis, auditory
- Agenesis, osseous meatus
- Anomaly, anomalous, osseous meatus
- Atresia, atretic, auditory canal
- Atresia, atretic, ear canal
- Atresia, atretic, osseous meatus
- Fusion, fused, auditory canal
- Stenosis, stenotic, external ear canal, congenital
- Stricture, ear canal
- Stricture, meatus, ear
- Stricture, meatus, osseous
- Stricture, osseous meatus
Parent code
- Q16Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearingHeader
Related codes
- Q16.0Congenital absence of (ear) auricleBillable
- Q16.2Absence of eustachian tubeBillable
- Q16.3Congenital malformation of ear ossiclesBillable
- Q16.4Other congenital malformations of middle earBillable
- Q16.5Congenital malformation of inner earBillable
- Q16.9Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecifiedBillable