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.
Q16.5Medfødt misdannelse av det indre øret
DQ165Medfødt misdannelse i indre øre
- DQ165AAnomalia congenita ducti cochlearis
- DQ165BAnomalia congenita labyrinthi membranacei
- DQ165CAplasia labyrinthi
Q16.5Synnynnäiset sisäkorvan epämuodostumat
Q16.5Angeborene Fehlbildung des Innenohres
Q16.5Malformation congénitale de l'oreille interne
Q16.5congenitale misvorming van binnenoor
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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