Q16.9

Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

This is the unspecified option. 6 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.

Exclusions 8 never code together

Q16code

Excludes1

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)Q05.0 Q05.5 Q67.5 Q76.0-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 1

Inclusion terms

Index entries leading here 6

Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
- ear, congenital Q16.9
Agenesis
- ear Q16.9
Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- auricle
  - ear Q17.8
    - causing impairment of hearing Q16.9
- ear (external) Q17.9
  - causing impairment of hearing Q16.9
Hypoplasia, hypoplastic
- auditory canal Q17.8
  - causing impairment of hearing Q16.9
Malposition
- congenital
  - auditory canal Q17.8
    - causing impairment of hearing Q16.9
  - auricle (ear) Q17.4
    - causing impairment of hearing Q16.9
Malformation (congenital) — see also Anomaly
- ear Q17.9
  - external Q17.9
    - causing impairment of hearing Q16.9
  - causing impairment of hearing Q16.9

Alongside this code 6 same parent — Q16

Additional references

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