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ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q16.1

Effective Date: 10/01/2015 To 09/30/2025

Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external)

CMS-HCC-V24 CMS-HCC-V28 RxHCC Age Gender Maternity Acute or Chronic MCC
-- -- -- -- -- -- Acute No
Applicable To for Q16.1:
  • Congenital atresia or stricture of osseous meatus

Back-references to Q16.1
  • Absence(of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • auditory canal(congenital) (external) Q16.1
    • Agenesis
      • auditory(canal) (external) Q16.1
        • osseous meatus(ear) Q16.1
        • Anomaly, anomalous(congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
          • osseous meatus(ear) Q16.1
          • Atresia, atretic
            • auditory canal(external) Q16.1
              • ear canal Q16.1
                • osseous meatus(ear) Q16.1
                • Fusion, fused(congenital)
                  • auditory canal Q16.1
                  • Malformation(congenital) see also Anomaly
                    • ear Q17.9
                      • external Q17.9
                        • causing impairment of hearing Q16.9
                          • absence of
                            • auditory canal Q16.1
                    • Stenosis, stenotic(cicatricial) see also Stricture
                      • external ear canal(acquired) H61.30
                        • congenital Q16.1
                      • Stricture see also Stenosis
                        • ear canal(external) (congenital) Q16.1
                          • meatus
                            • ear(congenital) Q16.1
                              • osseous(ear) (congenital) Q16.1
                              • osseous meatus(ear) (congenital) Q16.1
                              • Chapter, Section and Diagnosis Prefix for Q16.1
                                  Q00-Q99 :

                                  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

                                  Q10-Q18 :

                                  Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck

                                  Q16 :

                                  Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing