Q18.1 - Preauricular sinus and cyst
| ICD-10: | Q18.1 |
| Short Description: | Preauricular sinus and cyst |
| Long Description: | Preauricular sinus and cyst |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
Table of Contents
Q18.1 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of preauricular sinus and cyst. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Bilateral preauricular regions cyst
- Congenital cervicoaural fistula
- Congenital cyst of pinna of ear
- Congenital fistula of pinna of ear
- Cyst of left preauricular region
- Cyst of pinna
- Cyst of right preauricular region
- Fistula colli congenita
- Fistula of branchial cleft
- Hypertelorism
- Hypertelorism, preauricular sinus, punctual pits, deafness syndrome
- Infection of preauricular sinus
- Mass of preauricular region
- Preauricular cyst
- Preauricular fistula
- Preauricular fistula
Clinical Information
- Hypertelorism-. abnormal increase in the interorbital distance due to overdevelopment of the lesser wings of the sphenoid.
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to this diagnosis code:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Fistula of auricle, congenital
- Cervicoaural fistula
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- - ear (external) - Q18.1
- - preauricular - Q18.1
- - Fistula (cutaneous) - L98.8
- - auricle - See Also: Disorder, pinna, specified type NEC;
- - congenital - Q18.1
- - cervical, lateral - Q18.1
- - cervicoaural - Q18.1
- - preauricular (congenital) - Q18.1
- - auricle - See Also: Disorder, pinna, specified type NEC;
- - Imperfect
- - closure (congenital)
- - preauricular sinus - Q18.1
- - closure (congenital)
- - Sinus - See Also: Fistula;
- - preauricular - Q18.1
Present on Admission (POA)
Q18.1 is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here.
CMS POA Indicator Options and Definitions
| POA Indicator Code | POA Reason for Code | CMS will pay the CC/MCC DRG? |
|---|---|---|
| Y | Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission. | YES |
| N | Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission. | NO |
| U | Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | NO |
| W | Clinically undetermined - unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | YES |
| 1 | Unreported/Not used - Exempt from POA reporting. | NO |
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Q18.1 | 744.46 - Preauricular sinus/fistu | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
| Q18.1 | 744.47 - Preauricular cyst | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)