Diagnosis Code: Q18.1

Short Description: Preauricular sinus and cyst

Long Description: Preauricular sinus and cyst

The code Q18.1 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 face and neck (Q18)
      • Q18.1 Preauricular sinus and cyst

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Bilateral preauricular regions cyst
• Congenital cervicoaural fistula
• Congenital cyst of pinna of ear
• Congenital fistula of pinna of ear
• Cyst of left preauricular region
• Cyst of pinna
• Cyst of right preauricular region
• Fistula colli congenita
• Fistula of branchial cleft
• Hypertelorism
• Hypertelorism, preauricular sinus, punctual pits, deafness syndrome
• Infection of preauricular sinus
• Mass of preauricular region
• Mass of preauricular region
• Mass of preauricular region
• Mass of preauricular region
• Preauricular cyst
• Preauricular fistula
• Preauricular fistula

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q18.1 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 Q18.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Fistula of auricle, congenital
  • Cervicoaural fistula

Crosswalk Information

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