ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q18.8 Other specified congenital malformations of face and neck

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Q18.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified congenital malformations of face and neck. 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 Q18.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Medial:
    • cyst of face and neck
    • fistula of face and neck
    • sinus of face and neck

Q18.8 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

Q18.8Annen spesifisert medfødt misdannelse i ansikt eller hals

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ188Anden medfødt misdannelse i ansigt eller hals

  • DQ188ACystis congenita cervicalis medialis
  • DQ188BCystis congenita facialis medialis
  • DQ188CFistula congenita cervicalis medialis
  • DQ188DFistula congenita facialis medialis
  • DQ188FNasal hypoplasi hos foster i 11-14 uger
  • DQ188GPrænasalt ødem
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q18.8Muu synnynnäinen kasvojen ja kaulan epämuodostuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q18.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete angeborene Fehlbildungen des Gesichtes und des Halses

FranceICD-10-FR

Q18.8Autres malformations congénitales précisées de la face et du cou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q18.8overige gespecificeerde congenitale misvormingen van aangezicht

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q18.8Other specified congenital malformations of face and neck

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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