744.29 EAR ANOMALIES NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 744.29

Short Description: Ear anomalies NEC

Long Description: Other specified anomalies of ear

Code Classification:

  • Congenital anomalies (740–759)
    • Congenital anomalies (740-759)
      • 744 Congenital anomalies of ear, face, and neck
        • 744.29 Ear anomalies NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Bat ear
  • Congenital pointed ear
  • Congenital prominent auricle
  • Congenital ridge ear
  • Congenital stenosis of external auditory canal
  • Cryptotia
  • Darwin's tubercle
  • Double auditory canal
  • Low set ears
  • Misplaced ear
  • Posteriorly rotated ear
  • Preauricular dimple
  • Prominent ear
  • Vulcan ear

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 744.29 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
    • auditory canal 744.3
      • specified type NEC 744.29
        • with hearing impairment 744.02
    • ear 744.3
      • external 744.3
        • specified type NEC 744.29
      • prominent auricle 744.29
      • specified type NEC 744.29
        • with hearing impairment 744.09
    • specified type NEC
      • auditory canal 744.29
        • causing impairment of hearing 744.02
      • ear 744.29
        • auricle 744.29
          • causing impairment of hearing 744.02
        • causing impairment of hearing 744.09
        • inner (causing impairment of hearing) 744.05
        • middle, except ossicles 744.03
          • ossicles 744.04
  • Aztec ear 744.29
  • Bat ear 744.29
  • Cat's ear 744.29
  • Cryptotia 744.29
  • Darwin's tubercle 744.29
  • Displacement, displaced
    • auricle (congenital) 744.29
  • Distortion (congenital)
    • auditory canal 744.29
      • causing impairment of hearing 744.02
    • ear 744.29
      • auricle 744.29
        • causing impairment of hearing 744.02
      • causing impairment of hearing 744.09
      • external 744.29
        • causing impairment of hearing 744.02
      • inner 744.05
      • middle, except ossicles 744.03
        • ossicles 744.04
      • ossicles 744.04
  • Double
    • auditory canal 744.29
  • Ear - see also condition
    • lop 744.29
  • Fissure, fissured
    • ear, lobule (congenital) 744.29
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
    • auditory canal 744.29
      • causing impairment of hearing 744.02
    • ear 744.29
      • auricle 744.23
      • lobe 744.29
      • middle, except ossicles 744.03
        • ossicles 744.04
      • ossicles 744.04
  • Imperfect
    • closure (congenital)
      • ear drum 744.29
        • causing impairment of hearing 744.03
      • tympanic membrane 744.29
        • causing impairment of hearing 744.03
  • Lop ear (deformity) 744.29
  • Macacus ear 744.29
  • Malposition
    • congenital
      • auditory canal 744.29
        • causing impairment of hearing 744.02
      • auricle (ear) 744.29
        • causing impairment of hearing 744.02
        • cervical 744.43
      • ear (auricle) (external) 744.29
        • ossicles 744.04
  • Melotia 744.29
  • Mozart's ear 744.29
  • Outstanding ears (bilateral) 744.29
  • Pointed ear 744.29
  • Prominauris 744.29
  • Prominence
    • auricle (ear) (congenital) 744.29
      • acquired 380.32
  • Protrusion
    • ear, congenital 744.29
  • Ridged ear 744.29
  • St�hl's
    • ear 744.29
  • Tubercle - see also Tuberculosis
    • Darwin's 744.29
  • Tuberculum
    • auriculae 744.29

Crosswalk Information

The code 744.29 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
744.29 Right Arrow Q17.3 Other misshapen ear
Q17.4 Misplaced ear
Q17.5 Prominent ear
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
744.21 Absence of ear lobe, congenital
744.22 Macrotia
744.23 Microtia
744.24 Specified anomalies of Eustachian tube
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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