Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified
Billable / specificPOA exempt
Q17.9 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 anomaly of ear NOS
Includes (from Q17)
- 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 Q17)
- cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37) (from Q17)
- congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4) (from Q17)
- congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-) (from Q17)
- congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0) (from Q17)
- congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-) (from Q17)
- congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2) (from Q17)
- congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2) (from Q17)
Also known as
- Congenital anomaly of ear NOS
- Anomaly, anomalous, ear
- Anomaly, anomalous, tragus
- Deformity, ear, congenital
- Deformity, pinna, acquired, congenital
- Malformation, ear
- Malformation, ear, external
Parent code
- Q17Other congenital malformations of earHeader