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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q16.1 Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external)

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Q16.1 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external). It is a four-character subcategory of Q16 (Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Q10–Q18 (Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck) in Chapter XVII, Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVII · Q00–Q99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Q16.1 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Atresia or stricture of osseous meatus

Q16.1 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Q16.1Medfödd avsaknad, atresi och striktur av yttre hörselgång

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q16.1Medfødt atresi eller striktur av eller manglende ytre øregang

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ161Agenesi, atresi eller striktur af ydre øregang

  • DQ161AAgenesi af ydre øregang
  • DQ161BAplasi af ydre øregang
  • DQ161CAtresi af ydre øregang
  • DQ161DStriktur af ydre øregang
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q16.1Korvakäytävän synnynnäinen puuttuminen, umpeuma tai ahtauma

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q16.1Angeborene(s) Fehlen, Atresie und Striktur des (äußeren) Gehörganges

FranceICD-10-FR

Q16.1Absence, atrésie et rétrécissement congénitaux du conduit auditif (externe)

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q16.1congenitaal ontbreken, atresie en strictuur van (uitwendige) gehoorgang

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q16.1Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external)

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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