Diagnosis Code

Q17.9 CONGENITAL MALFORMATION OF EAR, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q17.9

Short Description: Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified

Long Description: Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified

The code Q17.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18)
      • Other congenital malformations of ear (Q17)
        • Q17.9 Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Anomaly of fetal ear
  • Bilateral congenital malformation of ears
  • Bilateral congenital malformation of external ears
  • BRESEK syndrome
  • CODAS syndrome
  • Coloboma, congenital heart disease, ichthyosiform dermatosis, intellectual disability ear anomaly syndrome
  • Conductive deafness, malformed external ear syndrome
  • Congenital abnormality of external ear
  • Congenital abnormality of nipple
  • Congenital absence of breast
  • Congenital absence of nipple
  • Congenital anomaly of left ear
  • Congenital anomaly of lobe of ear
  • Congenital anomaly of lobe of ear
  • Congenital anomaly of right ear
  • Congenital conductive hearing loss
  • Congenital deformity of pinna
  • Congenital malformation of ear
  • Congenital malformation of eye, ear and neck
  • Congenital malformation of left external ear
  • Congenital malformation of right external ear
  • Ear, face and neck congenital anomalies
  • Ear, face and neck congenital anomalies
  • Flat face, microstomia, ear anomaly syndrome
  • Frontonasal dysplasia sequence
  • Microstomia
  • Oculoauricular syndrome Schorderet type
  • Oculoauriculofrontonasal syndrome
  • Oro-facial digital syndrome type 10
  • Oro-facial digital syndrome type 9
  • Otofaciocervical syndrome
  • Oto-onycho-peroneal syndrome
  • PHAVER syndrome
  • Scalp, ear, nipple syndrome
  • Sellars Beighton syndrome
  • Syndactyly, polydactyly, ear lobe syndrome
  • Upper limb defect with eye and ear abnormalities syndrome

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q17.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses With Mcc (154)
  • Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses With Cc (155)
  • Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (156)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Q17.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Congenital anomaly of ear NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q17.9 Right Arrow 744.3 Ear anomaly NOS

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
Q17 Other congenital malformations of ear
Q17.0 Accessory auricle
Q17.1 Macrotia
Q17.2 Microtia
Q17.3 Other misshapen ear
Q17.4 Misplaced ear
Q17.5 Prominent ear
Q17.8 Other specified congenital malformations of ear


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023