Congenital malformation of ear ossicles
Billable / specificPOA exempt
Q16.3 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 fusion of ear ossicles
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 fusion of ear ossicles
- Absence, ear, congenital, middle, except ossicles, ossicles
- Absence, ear, congenital, ossicles
- Absence, incus, congenital
- Accessory, auditory ossicles
- Agenesis, incus
- Anomaly, anomalous, ear, ossicles
- Anomaly, anomalous, middle ear, ossicles
- Deformity, ear, congenital, ossicles
- Deformity, middle ear, ossicles
- Distortion, ear, middle, ossicles
- Distortion, ossicles, ear
- Fusion, fused, ear ossicles
- Fusion, fused, ossicles, auditory
- Maldevelopment, middle ear, ossicles
- Maldevelopment, ossicles
Parent code
- Q16Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearingHeader
Related codes
- Q16.0Congenital absence of (ear) auricleBillable
- Q16.1Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external)Billable
- Q16.2Absence of eustachian tubeBillable
- Q16.4Other congenital malformations of middle earBillable
- Q16.5Congenital malformation of inner earBillable
- Q16.9Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecifiedBillable