Q16.3 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital malformation of ear ossicles. 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 Q16.3 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Fusion of ear ossicles
Q16.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q16.3Medfødt misdannelse av øreknokler
DQ163Medfødt misdannelse af små høreknogler
- DQ163AMedfødt sammenvoksning af små høreknogler
Q16.3Synnynnäinen kuuloluiden epämuodostuma
Q16.3Angeborene Fehlbildung der Gehörknöchelchen
Q16.3Malformation congénitale des osselets
Q16.3congenitale misvorming van gehoorbeentjes
Q16.3Congenital malformation of ear ossicles
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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