ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q16.9
Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q16.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q16 — Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q16.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in Q16
- Q16Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing
- Q16.0Congenital absence of (ear) auricle
- Q16.1Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external)
- Q16.2Absence of eustachian tube
- Q16.3Congenital malformation of ear ossicles
- Q16.4Other congenital malformations of middle ear
- Q16.5Congenital malformation of inner ear
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