Q16.0 Congenital absence of (ear) auricle
Instructional Notes:
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Q16.0
Description: Congenital absence of (ear) auricle
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Q16
Description: Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing
Exclude1:
- congenital deafness (H90.-)
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Q10-Q18
Description: Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18)
Exclude2:
- cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
- congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)
- congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-)
- congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0)
- congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-)
- congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2)
- congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2)
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Q00-Q99
Description: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Exclude2:
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Notes:
- Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records