Other congenital malformations of middle ear
Billable / specificPOA exempt
Q16.4 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 malformation of middle ear NOS
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 malformation of middle ear NOS
- Absence, ear, congenital, middle, except ossicles
- Absence, osseous meatus
- Anomaly, anomalous, ear, middle
- Anomaly, anomalous, middle ear
- Deformity, ear, congenital, middle
- Deformity, middle ear
- Distortion, ear, middle
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic, ear, middle
- Imperfect, closure, ear drum
- Imperfect, closure, tympanic membrane
- Maldevelopment, middle ear
- Maldevelopment, middle ear, except ossicles
- Malformation, ear, middle
- Malformation, middle ear
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
- Q16.3Congenital malformation of ear ossiclesBillable
- Q16.5Congenital malformation of inner earBillable
- Q16.9Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecifiedBillable