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Q38.0

Congenital malformations of lips, not elsewhere classified

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

Exclusions 7 never code together

Excludes1

cleft lip (Q36.-)Q36.-Q36.-
cleft lip with cleft palate (Q37.-)Q37.-Q37.-
macrocheilia (Q18.6)Q18.6 Q18.6
microcheilia (Q18.7)Q18.7 Q18.7

Q38code

Excludes1

dentofacial anomalies (M26.-)M26.-
macrostomia (Q18.4)Q18.4
microstomia (Q18.5)Q18.5

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Instructional notes 3

Inclusion terms

Congenital fistula of lip
Congenital malformation of lip NOS
Van der Woude's syndrome

Index entries leading here 7

Agenesis
- lip Q38.0
Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- lip Q38.0
Deformity Q89.9
- lip (acquired) NEC K13.0
  - congenital Q38.0
Ectropion H02.109
- lip (acquired) K13.0
  - congenital Q38.0
Fistula (cutaneous) L98.8
- lip K13.0
  - congenital Q38.0
Malformation (congenital) — see also Anomaly
- lip Q38.0
Van der Woude's syndrome Q38.0

Alongside this code 8 same parent — Q38

Q38.1 Ankyloglossia Q38.2 Macroglossia Q38.3 Other congenital malformations of tongue Q38.4 Congenital malformations of salivary glands and ducts Q38.5 Congenital malformations of palate, not elsewhere classified Q38.6 Other congenital malformations of mouth Q38.7 Congenital pharyngeal pouch Q38.8 Other congenital malformations of pharynx

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: Q38
Block: Q38-Q45
Siblings: 8

Present FY2024–FY2027.