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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q16.2 Absence of eustachian tube

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Q16.2 is the ICD-10 code for Absence of eustachian tube. 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

Q16.2 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

Q16.2Avsaknad av örontrumpet

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q16.2Manglende tuba auditiva

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ162Agenesi af tuba auditiva

FinlandICD-10-FI

Q16.2Synnynnäinen korvatorven puuttuminen

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q16.2Fehlen der Tuba auditiva (angeboren)

FranceICD-10-FR

Q16.2Absence de trompe d'Eustache

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q16.2ontbreken van buis van Eustachius

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q16.2Absence of eustachian tube

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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