ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q17.4 Misplaced ear

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Q17.4 is the ICD-10 code for Misplaced ear. It is a four-character subcategory of Q17 (Other congenital malformations of ear), 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 Q17.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Low-set ears

What Q17.4 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

Q17.4 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

Q17.4Felplacerat öra

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q17.4Feilplassert øre

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ174Øre med atypisk placering

  • DQ174ALavtsiddende øre
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q17.4Epätavallisessa paikassa sijaitseva korva

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q17.4Lageanomalie des Ohres

FranceICD-10-FR

Q17.4Anomalie de position de l'oreille

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q17.4afwijkend geplaatst oor

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q17.4Misplaced 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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