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Diagnosis Code

Q16.2 ABSENCE OF EUSTACHIAN TUBE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q16.2

Short Description: Absence of eustachian tube

Long Description: Absence of eustachian tube

The code Q16.2 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)
      • Congenital malform of ear causing impairment of hearing (Q16)
        • Q16.2 Absence of eustachian tube

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Congenital abnormality of Eustachian tube
  • Congenital absence of eustachian tube

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q16.2 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)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q16.2 Right Arrow 744.24 Eustachian tube 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
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)
Q16.3 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

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

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