Q18.2 is the ICD-10 code for Other branchial cleft malformations. 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 Q18.2 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Branchial cleft malformation NOS
- Cervical auricle
- Otocephaly
Q18.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q18.2Andra gälgångsmissbildningar
- Q18.2AYtteröra på halsen
- Q18.2WAndra och ospecificerade gälgångsmissbildningar
Q18.2Annen gjellebuespaltemisdannelse
DQ182Anden brankiogen misdannelse
- DQ182AAuricula cervicalis
- DQ182BOtocefali
Q18.2Muu synnynnäinen kidustaskuepämuodostuma
Q18.2Sonstige branchiogene Fehlbildungen
Q18.2Autres malformations d'origine branchiale
Q18.2overige kieuwspleetmisvormingen
Q18.2Other branchial cleft malformations
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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