Diagnosis Code

Q18.2 OTHER BRANCHIAL CLEFT MALFORMATIONS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q18.2

Short Description: Other branchial cleft malformations

Long Description: Other branchial cleft malformations

The code Q18.2 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)
        • Q18.2 Other branchial cleft malformations

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Brachial cleft vestige excised
  • Branchial cleft anomaly
  • Branchial cleft cyst
  • Cervical auricle
  • Congenital anomaly of first branchial cleft
  • Congenital anomaly of fourth branchial cleft
  • Congenital anomaly of second branchial cleft
  • Congenital anomaly of third branchial cleft
  • Midline cervical cleft

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q18.2 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 Q18.2 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Branchial cleft malformation NOS
    • Cervical auricle
    • Otocephaly

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q18.2 Right Arrow 744.43 Cervical auricle
744.49 Branchial cleft anom NEC

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
Q18 Other congenital malformations of face and neck
Q18.0 Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft
Q18.1 Preauricular sinus and cyst
Q18.3 Webbing of neck
Q18.4 Macrostomia
Q18.5 Microstomia
Q18.6 Macrocheilia
Q18.7 Microcheilia
Q18.8 Other specified congenital malformations of face and neck
Q18.9 Congenital malformation of face and neck, unspecified


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