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Q35.9

Cleft palate, unspecified

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 4 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 2 never code together
Q35code
Excludes1
  • cleft palate with cleft lip (Q37.-)Q37.-
Q35-Q37block
Excludes2
  • Robin's syndrome (Q87.0)Q87.0

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 4
Q35code
Includes
  • fissure of palate
  • palatoschisis
Q35.9code
Inclusion terms
  • Cleft palate NOS
Q35-Q37block
Use additional code
  • code to identify associated malformation of the nose (Q30.2)Q30.2
Index entries leading here 2
  • Cleft (congenital) — see also Imperfect, closure
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
Alongside this code 4 same parent — Q35
Q35.1 Cleft hard palate Q35.3 Cleft soft palate Q35.5 Cleft hard palate with cleft soft palate Q35.7 Cleft uvula
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

Presence is a property of the code. Untick a model to hide it everywhere.

This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
Q35
Block
Q35-Q37
Siblings
4

Present FY2024–FY2027.