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Q17.8 - Other specified congenital malformations of ear


The ICD 10 Code for Other specified congenital malformations of ear is listed as Q17.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: Q17.8
Description: Other specified congenital malformations of ear
  • Congenital absence of lobe of ear
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
154 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Mcc
155 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Cc
156 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Block Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18)
Parent Q17 - Other congenital malformations of ear
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 744.21 - Absence of ear lobe, congenital (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 744.29 - Other specified anomalies of ear (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Q17.8:
Q17.0 - Accessory auricle
Q17.1 - Macrotia
Q17.2 - Microtia
Q17.3 - Other misshapen ear
Q17.4 - Misplaced ear
Q17.5 - Prominent ear
Q17.9 - Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified