749.10 CLEFT LIP NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 749.10

Short Description: Cleft lip NOS

Long Description: Cleft lip, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Congenital anomalies (740–759)
    • Congenital anomalies (740-759)
      • 749 Cleft palate and cleft lip
        • 749.10 Cleft lip NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 749.10 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
    • lip 750.9
      • harelip (see also Cleft, lip) 749.10
  • Cheiloschisis (see also Cleft, lip) 749.10
  • Cleft (congenital) - see also Imperfect, closure
    • facial (see also Cleft, lip) 749.10
    • lip 749.10
      • with cleft palate 749.20
        • bilateral (lip and palate) 749.24
          • with unilateral lip or palate 749.25
          • complete 749.23
          • incomplete 749.24
        • unilateral (lip and palate) 749.22
          • with bilateral lip or palate 749.25
          • complete 749.21
          • incomplete 749.22
      • bilateral 749.14
        • with cleft palate, unilateral 749.25
        • complete 749.13
        • incomplete 749.14
      • unilateral 749.12
        • with cleft palate, bilateral 749.25
        • complete 749.11
        • incomplete 749.12
  • Fissure, fissured
    • lip 528.5
      • congenital (see also Cleft, lip) 749.10
  • Harelip (see also Cleft, lip) 749.10
  • Imperfect
    • closure (congenital)
      • face, facial (see also Cleft, lip) 749.10
      • lip (see also Cleft, lip) 749.10
  • Labium leporinum (see also Cleft, lip) 749.10
  • Notched lip, congenital (see also Cleft, lip) 749.10
  • Split, splitting
    • lip, congenital (see also Cleft, lip) 749.10

Crosswalk Information

The code 749.10 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
749.10 Right Arrow Q36.9 Cleft lip, unilateral
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
749.00 Cleft palate, unspecified
749.01 Cleft palate, unilateral, complete
749.02 Cleft palate, unilateral, incomplete
749.03 Cleft palate, bilateral, complete
749.04 Cleft palate, bilateral, incomplete
749.11 Cleft lip, unilateral, complete
749.12 Cleft lip, unilateral, incomplete
749.13 Cleft lip, bilateral, complete
749.14 Cleft lip, bilateral, incomplete
749.20 Cleft palate with cleft lip, unspecified
749.21 Cleft palate with cleft lip, unilateral, complete
749.22 Cleft palate with cleft lip, unilateral, incomplete
749.23 Cleft palate with cleft lip, bilateral, complete
749.24 Cleft palate with cleft lip, bilateral, incomplete
749.25 Other combinations of cleft palate with cleft lip


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