744.21 CONG ABSENCE OF EAR LOBE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 744.21

Short Description: Cong absence of ear lobe

Long Description: Absence of ear lobe, congenital

Code Classification:

  • Congenital anomalies (740–759)
    • Congenital anomalies (740-759)
      • 744 Congenital anomalies of ear, face, and neck
        • 744.21 Cong absence of ear lobe

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 744.21 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • ear, congenital 744.09
      • lobe, lobule 744.21
  • Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
    • ear NEC 744.09
      • lobe 744.21
  • Chorioadenoma (destruens) (M9100/1) 236.1
  • Horseshoe kidney (congenital) 753.3
  • Rudimentary (congenital) - see also Agenesis
    • lobule of ear 744.21

Crosswalk Information

The code 744.21 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
744.21 Right Arrow Q17.8 Other specified congenital malformations of ear
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
744.00 Unspecified anomaly of ear with impairment of hearing
744.01 Absence of external ear
744.02 Other anomalies of external ear with impairment of hearing
744.03 Anomaly of middle ear, except ossicles
744.04 Anomalies of ear ossicles
744.05 Anomalies of inner ear
744.09 Other anomalies of ear causing impairment of hearing
744.1 Accessory auricle
744.22 Macrotia
744.23 Microtia
744.24 Specified anomalies of Eustachian tube
744.29 Other specified anomalies of ear
744.3 Unspecified anomaly of ear
744.41 Branchial cleft sinus or fistula
744.42 Branchial cleft cyst
744.43 Cervical auricle
744.46 Preauricular sinus or fistula
744.47 Preauricular cyst
744.49 Other branchial cleft cyst or fistula; preauricular sinus
744.5 Webbing of neck
744.81 Macrocheilia
744.82 Microcheilia
744.83 Macrostomia
744.84 Microstomia
744.89 Other specified congenital anomalies of face and neck
744.9 Unspecified congenital anomalies of face and neck


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