744 Congenital anomalies of ear, face, and neck (744.00-744.9) ICD-9-CM
The 744.00-744.9 block classified 744 congenital anomalies of ear, face, and neck with 27 legacy diagnosis codes. None remain valid for claim submission; each code below links to its reference page with the official ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
Retired Code Set
ICD-9-CM stopped being valid for U.S. claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced it. Use this index for historical lookups and crosswalking; for current coding, start from the ICD-10-CM codes list or the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter.
Legacy Codes in the 744.00-744.9 Block 27 codes
None of these codes remain valid for claim submission. Each code page shows its ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
- 744.00 Ear anom NOS/impair hear
- 744.01 Cong absence ext ear
- 744.02 Ex ear anm NEC-impr hear
- 744.03 Middle ear anomaly NEC
- 744.04 Anomalies ear ossicles
- 744.05 Anomalies of inner ear
- 744.09 Ear anom NEC/impair hear
- 744.1 Accessory auricle
- 744.21 Cong absence of ear lobe
- 744.22 Macrotia
- 744.23 Microtia
- 744.24 Eustachian tube anom NEC
- 744.29 Ear anomalies NEC
- 744.3 Ear anomaly NOS
- 744.41 Branch cleft sinus/fistu
- 744.42 Branchial cleft cyst
- 744.43 Cervical auricle
- 744.46 Preauricular sinus/fistu
- 744.47 Preauricular cyst
- 744.49 Branchial cleft anom NEC
- 744.5 Webbing of neck
- 744.81 Macrocheilia
- 744.82 Microcheilia
- 744.83 Macrostomia
- 744.84 Microstomia
- 744.89 Cong face/neck anom NEC
- 744.9 Cong face/neck anom NOS
Questions About This Page
Are the 744.00-744.9 codes still billable?
No. Every code in this block became invalid for U.S. claims after September 30, 2015. Each code page linked above shows the ICD-10-CM replacement CMS assigned in the General Equivalence Mappings, and the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter translates any of them directly.
What did the 744.00-744.9 block classify?
The block classified 744 congenital anomalies of ear, face, and neck with 27 codes in the final ICD-9-CM release. It sat under Congenital anomalies (740–759) in the legacy hierarchy.
Related References
Source: final CMS ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.
