ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q16.5 Congenital malformation of inner ear

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Q16.5 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital malformation of inner ear. 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 Q16.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Anomaly:
    • membranous labyrinth
    • organ of Corti

Q16.5 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q16.5Medfødt misdannelse av det indre øret

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ165Medfødt misdannelse i indre øre

  • DQ165AAnomalia congenita ducti cochlearis
  • DQ165BAnomalia congenita labyrinthi membranacei
  • DQ165CAplasia labyrinthi
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q16.5Synnynnäiset sisäkorvan epämuodostumat

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q16.5Angeborene Fehlbildung des Innenohres

FranceICD-10-FR

Q16.5Malformation congénitale de l'oreille interne

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q16.5congenitale misvorming van binnenoor

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q16.5Congenital malformation of inner ear

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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