Q16.2
Absence of eustachian tube
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
Q10-Q18block
Excludes2
- cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)Q35-Q37
- congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)Q05.0Q05.5Q67.5Q76.0-Q76.4
- congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-)Q31.-
- congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0)Q38.0
- congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-)Q30.-
- congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2)Q89.2
- congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2)Q89.2
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes
No further instructional notes apply.
Index entries leading here 3
Alongside this code 6 same parent — Q16
Q16.0 Congenital absence of (ear) auricle Q16.1 Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal Q16.3 Congenital malformation of ear ossicles Q16.4 Other congenital malformations of middle ear Q16.5 Congenital malformation of inner ear Q16.9 Congen malform of ear causing impairment of hearing, unsp
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