ICD-10-CM code "Q16": Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing (2024)

Excludes

1. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

   Type 2inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

2. Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18)

   Type 2cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)

   Type 2congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)

   Type 2congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-)

   Type 2congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0)

   Type 2congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-)

   Type 2congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2)

   Type 2congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2)

3. Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing (Q16)

   Type 1congenital deafness (H90.-)

Includes

1. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
2. Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18)
3. Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing (Q16)

Subcategories

• Congenital absence of (ear) auricle (Q16.0)
• Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external) (Q16.1)
• Absence of eustachian tube (Q16.2)
• Congenital malformation of ear ossicles (Q16.3)
• Other congenital malformations of middle ear (Q16.4)
• Congenital malformation of inner ear (Q16.5)
• Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified (Q16.9)