Q17.9

Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified

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

This is the unspecified option. 7 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.

Exclusions 9 never code together

Q17code

Excludes1

congenital malformations of ear with impairment of hearing (Q16.0-Q16.9)Q16.0-Q16.9
preauricular sinus (Q18.1)Q18.1

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 3

Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- ear (external) Q17.9
- tragus Q17.9
Deformity Q89.9
- pinna, acquired — see also Disorder, pinna, deformity
  - congenital Q17.9
- ear (acquired) — see also Disorder, pinna, deformity
  - congenital (external) Q17.9
Malformation (congenital) — see also Anomaly
- ear Q17.9
  - external Q17.9

Alongside this code 7 same parent — Q17

Additional references

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