Diagnosis Code: Q16.3

Short Description: Congenital malformation of ear ossicles

Long Description: Congenital malformation of ear ossicles

The code Q16.3 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)
      • Q16.3 Congenital malformation of ear ossicles

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• 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 ossicles of ear
• Congenital anomaly of ossicles of ear
• Congenital anomaly of ossicles of ear
• Congenital fusion of ossicles of ear
• Congenital fusion of ossicles of 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 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 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

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