Q16 CONGENITAL MALFORM OF EAR CAUSING IMPAIRMENT OF HEARING

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: Q16
  • Short Description: Congenital malform of ear causing impairment of hearing
  • Long Description: Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code Q16 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Q16 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • congenital deafness (@H90*.-)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Q16.0 Congenital absence of (ear) auricle
Q16.1 Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external)
Q16.2 Absence of eustachian tube
Q16.3 Congenital malformation of ear ossicles
Q16.4 Other congenital malformations of middle ear
Q16.5 Congenital malformation of inner ear
Q16.9 Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified
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