Q16.3 CONGENITAL MALFORMATION OF EAR OSSICLES

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: Q16.3
  • Short Description: Congenital malformation of ear ossicles
  • Long Description: Congenital malformation of ear ossicles
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code Q16.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Ankylosis of incudomallear articulation
  • Bilateral congenital malformation of ears
  • Cleft palate with stapes fixation and oligodontia syndrome
  • Congenital abnormal shape of auditory ossicles
  • Congenital absence of ossicles of ear
  • Congenital ankylosis of incudomallear articulation
  • Congenital anomaly of ossicle of left ear
  • Congenital anomaly of ossicle of right ear
  • Congenital anomaly of ossicles of bilateral ears
  • Congenital anomaly of ossicles of ear
  • Congenital fusion of ossicles of ear
  • Congenital fusion of ossicles of ear
  • Congenital malformation of left middle ear
  • Congenital malformation of left middle ear
  • Congenital malformation of right middle ear
  • Congenital malformation of right middle ear
  • Lack of ossification of auditory ossicles
  • Oligodontia
  • Ossicular ankylosis
  • Stapes ankylosis with broad thumb and toe syndrome

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q16.3 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses With Mcc (154)
  2. Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses With Cc (155)
  3. Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (156)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Q16.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Congenital fusion of ear ossicles

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q16.3 Right Arrow 744.04 Anomalies ear ossicles
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Q16 Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing
Q16.0 Congenital absence of (ear) auricle
Q16.1 Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external)
Q16.2 Absence of eustachian tube
Q16.4 Other congenital malformations of middle ear
Q16.5 Congenital malformation of inner ear
Q16.9 Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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