Q18.0 is the ICD-10 code for Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft. It is a four-character subcategory of Q18 (Other congenital malformations of face and neck), 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 Q18.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Branchial vestige
Q18.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q18.0Sinus, fistel eller cyste i gjellebuespalte
DQ180Brankial sinus brankialfistel eller brankialcyste
- DQ180ABrankialcyste
- DQ180BBrankialfistel
- DQ180CBrankialfistel i svælget
- DQ180DBrankial sinus
Q18.0Kidustaskupohjukka, kidustaskukysta tai kidustaskufisteli
Q18.0Branchiogene(r) Sinus, Fistel und Zyste
Q18.0Fissure, fistule et kyste d'origine branchiale
- Q18.00Kyste de la queue du sourcil
- Q18.08Autres fissures, fistules et kystes d’origine branchiale
Q18.0branchiale sinus, fistel en cyste van kieuwspleet
Q18.0Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft
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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