Congenital malform of ear causing impairment of hearing (Q16)

• ICD-10 Index

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

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

      • Congenital malform of ear causing impairment of hearing (Q16)

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

Clinical Information for Congenital malform of ear causing impairment of hearing (Q16)

Hypertelorism - Abnormal increase in the interorbital distance due to overdevelopment of the lesser wings of the sphenoid.

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• congenital deafness H90